{"id":23311,"date":"2026-01-19T16:22:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T21:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=23311"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:35:52","slug":"vin158","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\/vin158\/","title":{"rendered":"Honeywell CP-6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Vintage Computing Collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Honeywell CP-6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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The Honeywell CP-6 mainframe, introduced in 1976, featured a versatile operating system supporting five concurrent access modes: batch, remote batch, time-sharing, transaction, and real-time processing along with integrated file management and multi-programming across multiple CPU’s, making it ideal for university environments handling diverse workloads like academic research and administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Honeywell<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CP-6 was the university mainframe computer and began operating at Carleton in 1979. Carleton University ran two Honeywell CP-6 mainframe computers, one called PROD for administration (Student Records, Finance, HR, Alumni) and ACAD for the academic computing. Users were able to connect to them using serial connections using the Gandalf PACX front end processors (FEP\u2019s) (see photo\/framed vintage display).<\/p>\n\n\n\n