{"id":1170,"date":"2025-10-22T21:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/nuhc\/?page_id=1170"},"modified":"2025-10-24T20:35:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:35:22","slug":"numac-inaugu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.societies.ncl.ac.uk\/nuhc\/numac-inaugu\/","title":{"rendered":"NUMAC Inauguration (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Programme<\/a><\/strong>
List of Invitations<\/a><\/strong>
Planned Operation of the 360\/67<\/a><\/strong>
Demonstration Programme: Machine Scheduling<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

REGISTRAR: E.M. BETTENSON<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 KENSINGTON TERRACE\n
\nNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE1 7RU\n
\n(STD code ONE2.28511)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INAUGURATION OF NUMAC<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Northumbrian Universities Multiple Access Computer)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IN THE CLAREMONT TOWER, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, 18 March 1968<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programme for the Inaugural Ceremony<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. in Lecture Room 120, which is situated at First Floor level in the Lecture Theatre Bridge connected to Claremont Tower. (please see point 32 on the enclosed map).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor B.H. Flowers, F.R.S. Chairman of the Computer Board and Chairman of the Science Research Council, has very kindly agreed to give the Inaugural Address. Sir  Edward Collingwood, Chairman of Council, University of Durham, will propose a vote of thanks to Professor Flowers and the Rt. Hon. E.W. Short, P.C., Postmaster General, is to give a brief address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor E.S. Page, Head of the Computing Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, will then invite guests to visit the viewing area for the 360\/67 in Room SB.10, the Data Preparation Room (Room SB.3), the 1130 Room (SB.6) and the Consoles (B.46 and SB.3). Guests wishing to take part in a demonstration of an industrial machine scheduling application should make their way to a terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computing Laboratory<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Computing Laboratory occupies the bottom three floors of the Claremont Tower. Guests will enter the building at Ground Floor level and will find Lecture Theatre 120 at the next floor above. When the ceremony is over, guests will be asked to walk down the stairs to the Computing Laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vertical layout of Claremont Tower is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Car Parking<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University has reserved accommodation for guests in the car park adjoining point 29 on the map. University Police will be on duty at the junction of King’s Road and Claremont Road to direct traffic. It will be helpful if guests will inform the Police that they are attending the NUMAC Inauguration in the Claremont Tower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherry<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherry and sandwiches will be provided in the Sub-Basement of the Computing Laboratory, Room SB.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Dress<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not intended that academic dress should be worn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

===============================================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INAUGURATION CEREMONY \u2013 18th March, 1968.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIST OF INVITATIONS. <\/span>                                               DURHAM.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

County and City People.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lord Lieutenant.\n
\nBishop.\n
\nDean.\n
\nMayor.\n
\nChairman of the County Council.\n
\nCounty .\n
\nTreasurer and County Clerk.\n
\nChief Constable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

University Dignitaries<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chancellor.\n
\nChairman of Council.\n
\nDr. Reid.\n
\nVice-Chancellor.\n
\nTwo Pro-Vice-Chancellors.\n
\nDean of Faculty of Arts.\n
\n–           Faculty of Science.\n
\n–           Faculty of Social Science.\n
\nDirector of the Business School.\n
\nDirector of Extra-Mural studies.\n
\nDirector of Institute of Education.\n
\nAssistant Director of Business School.\n
\nLibrarian.\n
\nDeputy Librarian.\n
\nTreasurer.\n
\nFinance Officer.\n
\nScience Site Manager.\n
\nN.U.M.A.C. Committee.\n
\nDurham Computer Unit Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Computer Users. <\/span>
Dr. Shearer.
Dr. Holland.
Dr. Collinge.
Dr. May.
Dr. Parris.
Mr. Morris
Chief Inspector Taylor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representatives of Five Outside Users.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dorman Long.\n
\nApplied Research and Engineering.\n
\nDarlington Chemicals.\n
\nI.C.I.\n
\nRegional Hospital Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Thomas (Edinburgh Regional Centre).\n
\nM. Read (Sunderland Technical College)\n
\nMr. Greig (Constantine Technical College)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Assistants<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Johnson (Chemical Physics.)\n
\nMr. Jeavons. (Applied Physics.)\n
\nMr. Lloyd (Mathematics.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 Academic and 14 Non-Academic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 1.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Staff of Newcastle. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miss E. D. Barraclough.\n
\nDr. H. I. Scoins.\n
\nDr. J. Eve.\n
\nMr. M. J. Elphick.\n
\nMr. J. S. Clowes.\n
\nDr. K. Wright.\n
\nMr. L. B. Wilson.\n
\nMr. B. Shaw.\n
\nMr. N. S. M. Shaw.\n
\nMr. J. C. Joyce.\n
\nMr. W. S. Gray.\n
\nMr. R. E. Vine.\n
\nMr. M. G. Berry.\n
\nMr. J. P. G. Roper.\n
\nDr. D. R. Armstrong.\n
\nMr. T. Betteridge.\n
\nMr. R. E. Broughton.\n
\nMr. B. Jones.\n
\nMrs. N. Newman.\n
\nMr. D. M. Russell.\n
\nMr. E. Watson.\n
\nMr. I. Mitrani.\n
\nMr. I. Nicholson.\n
\nMr. J. G. Givens.\n
\nMiss M. King.\n
\nMiss R. S. Davies.\n
\nMr. M. W. Grose.\n
\nMr. R. E. Berry.\n
\nMr. R. Snow.\n
\nDr. F. Sorrentino.\n
\nMr. R. C. Saunders.\n
\nDr. P. Sipala.\n
\nDr. A. Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 2.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-graduate Full-time Staff.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. R. W. Walker.\n
\nMr. C. Ramsden.\n
\nMr. D. Greensill.\n
\nMrs. E. Barrett.\n
\nMiss A. Laybourn.\n
\nMiss M. Marshall.\n
\nMiss J. Younger.\n
\nMiss A. Cawthorn.\n
\nMiss S. M. Cawood.\n
\nMiss. E. Beeckmanns.\n
\nMr. J. M. Case.\n
\nMrs. M. Ashworth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Category 6.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deans of Faculties.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newcastle.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty of Medicine.\n
\nFaculty of Arts.\n
\nFaculty of Science.\n
\nFaculty of Applied Science.\n
\nFaculty of Economic & Social Studies.\n
\nFaculty of Law.\n
\nFaculty of Education.\n
\nFaculty of Agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durham.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty of Divinity.\n
\nFaculty of Arts.\n
\nFaculty of Science.\n
\nFaculty of Music.\n
\nFaculty of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 7.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior PRESS representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 8.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLATFORM.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor B. H. Flowers, F.R.S.\n
\nProfessor Lord Wynne-Jones.\n
\nLord Halsbury.\n
\nVice-Chancellor & Warden of Durham University.\n
\nMr. L. F. Rutterford, Computer Board.\n
\nTwo Representatives from IBM United Kingdom Ltd.\n
\nNewcastle Vice-Chancellor Elect, Dr. H. G. Miller.\n
\nProfessor E. S. Page.\n
\nDr. J. Hawgood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 9.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Principal Guests.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Dan Smith.\n
\nDirector of the North of England Development Council.\n
\nWellbar House Gauleiter.\n
\nPrincipal of Rutherford College.\n
\nSir Edward Collingwood, C.B.E. (Chairman of Durham Council)\n
\nMr. J. O. M. Alexander, D.S.O., M.C. (Chairman of Newcastle Council)\n
\nMr. Norleigh Booth, (Vice-Chairman of Newcastle Council).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category 10.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directors of Computing Laboratories.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aberdeen: – Dr. A. M. Murray.\n
\nAston in Birmigham: – Prof. N. Mullineux.\n
\nBath: – Prof. D. E. Bailey.\n
\nBelfast: – Prof. J. C. Browne.\n
\nBirmingham:\n
\nBradford: – Dr. R. J. Ord-Smith.\n
\nBristol: – Prof. M. H. Rogers.\n
\nBrunel: – Prof. M. L. V. Pitteway.\n
\nCambridge: – Mr. E. N. Mutch.\n
\nCity: – Mr. L. T. G. Clarke.\n
\nDundee: – Dr. J. M. Rushworth.\n
\nEast Anglia: – Mr. P. M. Stocker.\n
\nEdinburgh: – Prof. S. Michaelson.   \n
\nEssex: – Prof. R. A. Brooker.\n
\nExeter: – Mr. D. J. Stone.\n
\nGlasgow: – Prof. D. C. Gilles.\n
\nHeriot-Watt: – Mr. A. Balfour.\n
\nHull: – Mr. D. W. Beard.\n
\nKeele: – Dr. H. H. Greenwood.\n
\nKent: – Dr. E. B. Spratt.   \n
\nLancaster: – Mr. A. J. T. Colin.\n
\nLeeds: – Prof. G. B. Cook.\n
\nLeicester: – Dr. J. R. Thompson.\n
\nLiverpool: – Mr. A. Kirk.\n
\nLondon:\n
\n   Imperial College: – Prof. S. Gill.\n
\n   Inst. of Comp. Sc. – Prof. R. A. Buckingham.\n
\n   University Coll. – Dr. P. A. Samet.\n
\nLoughborough. – Mr. D. C. Hogg.\n
\nManchester: – Prof. F. H. Sumner.\n
\nNottingham: – Mr. E. Foxley.\n
\nOxford: – Prof. L. Fox.\n
\nReading: – Dr. L. A. G. Dresel.\n
\nSt. Andrews: – Dr. A. J. Cole.\n
\nSalford: – Mr. A. Wragg.\n
\nSheffield: – Prof. D. J. Evans.\n
\nSouthampton: – Mr. J. R. Reeves.\n
\nStirling: – Prof. W. D. Munn.\n
\nStrathclyde: – Mr. J. G. Fraser.\n
\nSurrey: – Mr. T. F. Goodwin.\n
\nSussex: – Dr. A. H. Craven.\n
\nWales:\n
\n   Aberystwyth: – Mr. P. J. H. King.\n
\n   Bangor: – Mr. J. S. Hornsby.\n
\n   Cardiff: – Dr. D. H. McLain.\n
\n   Swansea: – Mr. H. J. Goodwin.\n
\n   Welsh C.A.T. – Mr. E. Stuart.\n
\nWarwick: – Mr. H. S. P. Jones.\n
\nYork: – Mr. D. G. Burnett-Hall.\n
\nEdinburgh Regional Centre: – Dr. G. E. Thomas.\n
\nNational Computing Centre: – Prof. G. Black.\n
\nLondon:\n
\n   Queen Mary Coll: – Mr. I. M. Khabaza.\n
\n   Chelsea: – Mr. R. F. Shepherd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLANNED OPERATION OF THE 360\/67<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When the Model 67 is operated in time-sharing mode, several users in Newcastle and Durham will be working simultaneously at typewriter terminals under the experimental time-sharing system TSS\/360. The users will be able to employ a conversational approach, entering modifications to programs or data through the keyboard and receiving information from the typed output. They will be able to call upon their own programs and data previously stored on the multiple disc unit and upon common information also available there. Initially, six terminals in the Newcastle laboratory and two in Durham will be connected, followed shortly by five more at different places in the Newcastle campus and others at Durham. Other programs will be processed as a background task, depending on the activity at the terminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrangements for running the system are aimed to ensure that, after initial agreement on the general principles of operation, each University is free to adopt its own policy for the allocation of time and facilities among its members within its share (70% for Newcastle and 30% for Durham). The design of the 360, model 67 and the programming systems to be employed permit this independent control of its use. The running costs are being provided by an annual grant from the Computer Board for early years of the system’s operation. Systems programming, advisory and operating staff have been appointed in both Universities and will work with the programming and engineering staff from IBM (United Kingdom) Limited to provide the services that the users require.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The majority of the demand on the computing system will arise from research workers in science, engineering and medicine, although other workers, especially in the bibliographic and social science fields, will make substantial demands. Although the needs for computer time for each student example are slight, the numbers involved produce an appreciable demand from this source also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N.U.M.A.C. INAUGURATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demonstration Program: Machine Scheduling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are invited to try your hand at deciding which order a number of jobs should be tackled with the object of having them all completed in as short a time as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are twelve jobs and each job must be processed for given times, first on Machine 1, then on Machine 2 and finally on Machine 3. Naturally no job can proceed to the next machine it needs until that machine is free having completed the jobs that reached it earlier. There can thus be jobs queuing before the second and third machines and similarly machines lying idle with nothing they can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The times needed by the various jobs are shown in the table below. The program, operating under the Time Sharing System (TSS\/360) will prompt you to supply your nane and the letters A, B, – – – – L in the sequence you decide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program will print the completion time for your sequence of jobs and an indication whether you are among the best so far. You may have a second attempt if you wish. Visitors to the Laboratory are eligible for a prize of a bottle of whisky for the best schedule offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/td> <\/td>Machines<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Job<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
A<\/td>25<\/td>7<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
B<\/td>17<\/td>21<\/td>13<\/td><\/tr>
C<\/td>3<\/td>11<\/td>23<\/td><\/tr>
D<\/td>26<\/td>10<\/td>18<\/td><\/tr>
E<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
F<\/td>17<\/td>23<\/td>24<\/td><\/tr>
G<\/td>28<\/td>21<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
H<\/td>29<\/td>26<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
I<\/td>17<\/td>22<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
J<\/td>13<\/td>2<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
K<\/td>10<\/td>16<\/td>16<\/td><\/tr>
L<\/td>16<\/td>18<\/td>29<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This demonstration program just gives the result of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

scheduling the jobs in a specified manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is one of a suite of programs which allows a variety of kinds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of manipulation of the order of the jobs so that the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

best order can be sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RUNNING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program necessitates two kinds of runs, an ‘A-run’ and a ‘B-run’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially we will start with an A-run and if the situation arises (we expect<\/p>\n\n\n\n

this not to occur) the runs must be alternated between A-runs and B-runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Procedure for running<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A-RUN B-RUN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOGON<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERASE AAA       ERASE BBB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDD PACKA       CDD PACKB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RUN WTERM       RUN WTERM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program message<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Enter information about run, e.g. today’s date’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter some characters \u2264 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program Message<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Enter number of attempts allowed per person’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEMONSTRATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To terminate demonstration, when program message “Do you wish to have another attempt?’ comes up on terminal, answer 9999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At finish of Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PR AAA. INFOUT        PR BBB. INFIN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOGOFF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the system breaks down then the data-sets for the demonstration may have to be reset from scratch. To do this we issue the following commands<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERASE AAA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERASE BBB<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD BT, VS, DSNAME = bbb.infin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD B2, VS, DSNAME = bbb. bestin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO B3, VS, DSAME = bbb. badin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DD B4, VS, DSNAME = newtimes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDS HOURS, NEWTIMES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDS GOOD, BBB. BESTIN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDS NOGOOD, B3B. BADIN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDS TODATE, BBB. INFIN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then begin with an <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A-run<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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