Abstract: This invention is an electronic sorting system that saves computer software and computer time by sorting random data that is stored in selectable locations within a digital computer. The electronic sorting system removes the random data from the digital computer and sorts this data in ascending order by repeatedly comparing the data. The sorted data is then loaded into the computer in other selectable locations within the digital computer.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a system for providing a communications channel between a master computer and a plurality of similar or dissimilar slave computers that may be separated by great distances. The foregoing system comprises a buffer unit and at least one computer linkage unit. The buffer unit acts as an interface between the master or control computer, the external hardware that is coupled to the master computer and a plurality of slave computers, and the one or more computer linkage units so that the buffer unit may act as an expandable direct memory access bus to a slave computer and provide communication with a plurality of peripheral systems. The computer linkage unit performs all of the remaining interface functions between the master computer and the plurality of slave computers that are coupled to the master computer.

Abstract: This invention relates to an electronic processing system that receives instruction and data words from a digital computer and automatically processes the instruction and data words to control the appearance of graphical and written matter on a plurality of display devices. The foregoing is accomplished by storing the instruction and data words in a first-in-first-out memory, decoding the formatted instruction word received from the first-in-first-out memory and routing the data that immediately follows the instruction words to the character and function generators so that the desired information may appear on the screens of the display devices. Thus, this invention reduces the number of computer instructions that are necessary to produce a given set of elements on the display devices so that an additional computer would not be required.