minicomputers

Systems Engineering Laboratories, Inc. [SEL]



Below is the products list of the minicomputers that were produced by S.E.L. This doesn't include the numerous designs in data acquisition systems during the sixties for Nasa and other gov't agencies- that list will be added in the future.




1961:

Systems Engineering Laboratories is founded

SYSTEMS 820       released Aug.1964
SYSTEMS 810       released 1964 ?
SYSTEMS 840       released Nov.1965 - saves the Saturn V moon rocket

SYSTEMS 810A      released Aug.1966 - exotic locale, Kwajalein Missle Range
SYSTEMS 840A      released Aug.1966
SYSTEMS 840MP     released Oct.1967
SYSTEMS 840MP/PP  released Oct.1967
SYSTEMS 840MC     released Oct.1967
SYSTEMS 810B      released Dec.1968 -
top secret Locale, "Kings Knight" project
SYSTEMS 86        released May.1969 - first 32bit Real Time minicomputer system
SYSTEMS 88        released Nov.1970
SYSTEMS 85        released 1972

SYSTEMS 8200      canceled
SYSTEMS 72        released 1972
SYSTEMS 32/55     released 1975 - new bus architecture, new speed record
SYSTEMS 32/75     released Mar.1977
SYSTEMS 32/75 IPU released 1977 ?
SYSTEMS 32/77     released 1978
SYSTEMS
32/7780   released 1979 ?

1981:
Systems Engineering Laboratories is acquired by GOULD

CONCEPT 32/27     released 1981 - first single board 32bit CPU
CONCEPT 32/87     released 1981
CONCEPT 32/8780   released 1982
CONCEPT 32/67     released 1983
CONCEPT 32/6780   released 1984
CONCEPT 32/97     released 1984
CONCEPT 32/9780   released 1984
CONCEPT 32/x7     
canceled - first attempt to create a CPU chipset
POWERNODE 6000
    released 1984


1986:
Computer Division marks it's 25th anniversary
Corporate performance reaches a new high
        Generated 20% of company's total revenues compared to 5% in 1981


POWERNODE 6040        released 1986
POWERNODE 6080        released 1986 ?
POWERNODE 9000        released 1987
GOULD NP1             released 1987
GOULD NP2             released 1988 ?
GOULD SEAHAWK         released 1988 ?


1988:
GOULD Computer Systems Division is acquired by ENCORE