ANNUAL -REPORT
FY 1971

 

 

 

 

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

ACME Computing Facility
Stanford University School of Medicine
Primary support from

Biotechnology Resources Branch,
National Institutes of Health

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INTRODUCTION

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SUMMARY

PART 1: ACME FACILITY DEVELOPMENTS

ACME FACILITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS - FYLO71

ACME'S FUTURE DIRECTION

PART 2: ACME USER DEVELOPMENTS

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS: CORE RESEARCH AND MAJOR USERS

USER CORE RESEARCH

PART 3: UTILIZATION AND COST DATA

BUDGET

UTILIZATION DATA

PART 4: REFERENCE DATA

REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF USER PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
SUMMARY OF COMPUTER RESOURCE USAGE

MEDICAL CENTER SURVEY

PUBLICATIONS - FYLO71L

TABLE A
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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T SUMMARY we cece cence cece ee eee ee eee eee eee ee eee eben t eens

A. Fiscal Year 1971 - In Retrospect .... eee ee eee

L. ACME System wo ccc ee eee ene tee nese eee nenanes

2. User Projects .o eect etree ee nnes

B. Fiscal Year 1972 - Looking Ahead .. oc cee eee

L. ACME System .. 0... cee ce ee ee tect eee een nnenees

=. USer Projects .o ccc acc ec nee eee nent eee seen eset nneene

C. Request for Grant Extension .... cc cee ee ee eee eee

D. Overview of Five-Year ACME Experiment .. 0... cece eee eens

PART 1: ACME FACILITY DEVELOPMENTS

TI. ACME FACILITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS - FYLO7L oo... cece eee

A. Software Modifications

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1. Improvements in Reliability ..o. ce ccc eee enn es
2. Long Length Records ..... cee ee ee cece nn eaees
5. LISP Compiler .. occ iecccceccee eee e eee neeneeeeunes

5. Other Software Developments ... ccc eee cece cece cece neces
Hardware Modifications ..c cece ccc cece cece tcc e tees enes

1. Improvements in Reliability ... 0... cee ccc een ees

2. Addition of PDP-ll vo. ec cece cect e nee nee
5. Addition of Displays and Printer ...............ee08e0-
4. Modification of 1800... . eee e cece cece nsec neeeeee
5. Other Hardware Changes ....... ccc cece ce ccc ce ec eee cuce

4%, Small Machine Support wo... ccc cc ee eee cee ene nens

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C. User SeOrviCeS cc cece ce ccc ee eee ee eee rennet ate ennncnee 190
Le. Consulting .. cece cc cece eee eee erence rete ener teens V1

2. Bducatvion .. cece s cca c cece neve cn cer eerecresseerseeees 11

5 Documentation cece cccccccccccccecceceseveseerstcraecas 11

h. User Tape Service Report ..... ccc cece cece eee eee eae Le

D. ACME PerSonnel cece acc c eee eee erence etree anes eeresnnes 13
EB. ACME Organization... eee eee eee eee eee ee ce eee ete e tenes 16
TIT. ACME's Future Direction... cece eee eee eee ee eens 17
A. The Transition Problem........... cece er ereee etc e net eeees 17
1. Statement of the Problem... ce te tenes 17

®. Discussion cf Alternatives to be Explored ........00- 18

a. Path 1: Retain a Stand-Alone Facility

in the Medical School .. i. cele eee ees 18
b. Path 2: Move Time-Sharing to 360/67;

Add Front-End Processor for Realtime Needs....... 19

e. Path 43: Sharing of Facilities Between
ACME and Hospital ADP Group ....... eee eens wee EL
3. Goal: Model System for Biomedical Computing........ el
a. Realtime Capability...... secre ene enon neeeeeee 21
b. Interactive/Batch Environment ...... eee cece eens ze
c. Language Considerations we. ce eee eee cree eens ze
d. Small Machine Support .... ccc eee eee eee eee e eras Ze
e. AcceSsS Go SCOrABS .e eee ee easter eeee teeseee serene 23
TP. GPAPNICS .. ec eee eee cee cece ete n eee ee eeeneee 23
&. System Measurement co cece cescecensccveverccreceese BA
he. User Support 2. ccc cece cscs sec cece ener neeerecteas 24
i. Reliability and Availability bene ee eee sent oeeeees 25
B. Extensions to PL/ACME Services cess cece eee eeees 2k
L. Funding Priority ... cece ccc ccc eect e eet e ee nennee 2h
2, New Services cece ccc ccc ccc cere nese sesevssesrecevas ch
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bo. Investigation of National Networks ........+e5e0+, 2

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bo. Compiler Improvements... . cece eee cee eee e eee
ec. Realtime Data Collection... ck ce ee cc eee eee

HW, T/O Devices cece cece eee cece cece eee eee eset sees

PART 2: ACME USER DEVELOPMENTS

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS: CORE RESEARCH AND MAJOR USERS.........
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4, Clinical Laboratory... cc eee ee eee eee eee ns eeee
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1. Arrhythmia Detection... cece cc eee ee eees
2. Other Projects. . oo cece eee cece enter eee eee nneee
3. Realtime Programs... .. cee ce eee ener ne enes

PART 3: UTILIZATION AND COST DATA

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5. Travel ccc cc ccc cc cee cee eee ene ene eee eter e tere naes 54
6. Engineering Service... cece cece cece eee nee eeateee 54
7. Publication Costs... .. cece eee cent eect ee enes 54
8. Computer ServiceS.... cece cece ence een ee eenvenenes 54
9. Other Expenditures... cece cece cece cece ereeneenaees 54
B. Summary of Resource Funding... .... ee eee ec eee een enee 5D
C. Resource Equipment List... ee eee nee enas 56
D. Budget Justification, Lo eee eect teen eeece 29
E. Income Basis for Extension Request....... ccc sees ee ee eee. 61
F. ACME Estimated Income Rate By End of FYL973............... 62
UTILIZATION DATA. cece ccc e cece cence nee ee ee cnecneceeteeeunees éu
A. Interpreting ACME Utilization... ieee cc cee eee ae 4
1. Charging Units... 0... cece cece cece eee en ee enennees 64
2. User Categories... cc cee ccc cece eee cee e nese ene tees 64
B. Utilization Trends... .. ccc ccc ccc et ee ete eee eee ee aes 66
L. Page Minutes and Terminal Hours...........c.eceeee cues 67
2. ACME Utilization By Department... .. cc eect eas 68
3. ACME Facility Income... ll eee e eee eee cece ee nee cane 69
PART 4; REFERENCE DATA
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF USER PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS, ........... GL
SUMMARY OF COMPUTER RESOURCES USAGE... .cccc cece cnceereace ~e ee OE
MEDICAL CENTER SURVEY. 2... 2c cece ccc e cere renee erent eee eee ne seas 11h
PUBLICATIONS = FYLO7L wc. ecw cece eae pees eeeceeesesusrssesrvare 116
TABLE A cece ccc cece ect eee c eee e seen ae eee nceuctneeeennrerunas 121