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*Supported in part by AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH under Contract No. F44620-70-C-0050, by ARMY MEDICAL R&D COMMAND under Contract No. DADA 17-71-C-1019, and by NSF OFFICE OF COMPUTING ACTIVITIES under Grant No. G3-850.

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PREFACE		ii
MINUTEMAN COMPUTER USERS GROUP MEMBERSHIP		iv
RECOMMENDED CHECKOUT AND TROUBLE-SHOOTING PROCEDURES FOR THE Dl7B COMPUTER		1
	C. H. Beck Tulane University
HARDWARE INTERFACE DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE D17B COMPUTER		27
	C. H. Beck Tulane University
D17B COMPUTER APPLICATIONS		35
	C. H. Beck Tulane University
PROGRAMMING THE D17B COMPUTER		44
	C. H. Beck Tulane University
AN INPUT/OUTPUT PANEL FOR THE D17 COMPUTER		56
	J. B. Bargainer University of Houston
MCUG MEETING REGISTRATION, NOVEMBER 16, 1970		77

The Minuteman Computer Users Group is composed of those who are involved the use and development of the Minuteman D17B computers in many fields of research, education, and applications in the computer field. Those who members of this cooperative, voluntary group assist each other by sharing results, programs, and applications.

The first meeting of the MCUG, held at the Disneyland Hotel in Annaheim, California on June 11-12, 1970, was attended by 65 persons. The second meeting, held November 16, 1970 on the campus of the University of Houston, attended by 80 persons from 32 states, the District of Columbia, and Germany. The registration list is included in the appendix.

These PROGEEDINGS are a permanent record of the material presented at meeting held on Novembcr 16, 1970. This material describes checkout and trouble-shooting procedures, hardware interface developwents, applications, and programming related to the D17B computers. The agenda also included a demonstration of the input/output panel for the D17B computer located in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Houston. In addition to the technical sessions, there was considerable exchange of information uring informal discussions at the breaks and at the luncheon.

The editor is grateful for research support relating to the D17B under Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Medical Research & Development Command, and the NSF Office of Computing Activities. We also thank our host, Dr. James D. Bargainer, Assoc. Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Houston, and his colleagues for the warm hospitality and the time and effort required to plan for the local arrangements. The assistance and encouragement of Mr. James W. Neal of ONR and Mr. Richgrd F. Babler of NSF are gratefully acknowledged. Information provided by Autonetics has been especially helpful.

MCUG Executive Committee members who were present were the following:

Chairman	-	Dr. Charles H. Beck, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Tulane University
Hardware	-	Dr. James D. Bargainer, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Houston
	-	Mr. Cedric B. Wernicke, Psychology Service, Brentwood VA Hospital, Los Angeles
Software	-	Mr. Donald H. Geister, Research Engineer, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Spare Parts and Maintenance	-	Mr. Charles M. Swanson, Instructor of Electronics, Mankato Area Voc-Tech Institute

The persons who attended the meeting represented 61 organizations with potential use of the D17B. Among these, 14 had D17B's (4 operational), 20 had submitted requisitions, and 17 were considering acquisition of a D17B.

Methods of joining the MCUG
1. Send a check for $100 to the address given below, made out to the MCUG.
2. Send a purchase order for $100 to the following address. This purchase order can specify documentation for checkout, trouble-shooting, operation, and programming of the Minuteman D17B computer.
3. Request invoice for $100 to cover documentation listed in item 2 above.

Dr. Charles H. Beck
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana 70118

These PROCEEDINGS of the SECOND MEETING OF TBE MINUPEMAN COMUTER USERS GROUP can be obtained at $15 per copy. Please make check or purchase order payable to the MCUG and mail to the chairman at the above address. Specify SYSTEMS LABORATORY Report No. TSL-3-71. MCUG members will receive one copy of these PROCEEDINGS, as well as other reports, a programming manual, and other documentation which will assist in the utilization of the D17B.

Charles H. Beck
Chairman, MCUG

1.	Arizona State University, Electrical Engineering
2.	Arnold Research Organization, Arnold AFB, Tennessee
3.	Auguatana College, Physics
4.	Austin College, Computer Center
5.	Bureau of Mines, Laramie, Wyoming
6.	California Institute of Technology, Geology
7.	Colorado State University, Atomspheric Science
8.	Dillard University, Mathematics and Science
9.	Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Physics
10.	Louisiana State University Medical School, Neurology
11.	Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
12.	McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, Missouri
13.	Milwaukee Area Technical College, Electronics
14.	MIT, Draper Laboratory
15.	Naval Ordnance Station, Indian head, Maryland
16.	Oklahoma State University, Physics
17.	Pennsylvania State University, Chemistry
18.	Princeton University, Psychology
19.	Raytheon Corp., Bristol, Tennessee
20.	Southwest Minnesota State College, Electronics
21.	Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
22.	Tulane University, Electrical Engineering
23.	University of Colorado, Electrical Engineering
24.	University of Delaware, Electrical Engineering
25.	University of Houston, Electrical Engineering
26.	University of Oklahoma, Mathematics
27.	University of South Florida, Physics
28.	University of Texas, Applied Research Laboratory
29.	University of Washington, Electrical Engineering
30.	University of Wyoming, Electrical Engineering
31.	Wright State University, Computer Center

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