Educational aspects of BTRON

✍ Scribed by Kazuhiro Oda; Ken Sakamura

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1989
• Weight: 653 KB
• Volume: 5
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0167-9287
• DOI: 10.1016/s0167-9287(89)80013-5

✦ Synopsis

BTRON is a sub-project of the TRON-project. In BTRON, an operating system architecture and a man-machine interface are developed for high performance workstations. In this paper, BTRON functions are described which are of particular interest in educational applications.

The BTRON-project has the following objectives:

(1) standardization of man-machine interfaces of various manufacturers;

(2) ensuring compatibility of data and operational procedures in application programs; and

(3) providing multiple character sets. BTRON-based machines are now under development and are being tested to certify that stated objectives and functional specifications are met. The results of the BTRON-project will be of much value in the design of educational applications.