Honeywell 1800

The Honeywell 1800 Electronic Data Processing System is designed to handle large-scale business and scientific applications. Its ability to deal efficiently with such applications derives from the provision of large main memory capacity (up to 65,536 twelve-digit words), high computational speed (e.g., 125,000 three-address additions per second), automatic parallel processing of up to eight independent programs, high-speed magnetic tape input and output (133,300 decimal digits/second per magnetic tape unit), and optional floating-point arithmetic. The system is fully compatible with the Honeywell 800 in programming logic, input/output capabilities, and general physical and environmental characteristics.