Ruta-110

The complex "RUTA-110"

RUTA-110 is a set of input-output / storage / information processing devices designed for building data processing systems ^[1] . Developed in 1968 in hard-ware computers, Vilnius , project leader - A. Nemeikšis. It was produced from 1969 to 1972 at the Vilnius Computing Machinery Plant, a total of 37 complexes were produced.

The complex includes:

• The processor "Ruta-111", performing calculations and controlling other devices. RAM for 16 thousand characters, the length of the character - 8 bits . Speed - 5.5-9 thousand op / sec. The representation of numbers is binary-decimal with a fixed comma.
• P601 Punch Card I / O Device.
• R503A punched tape I / O device. Input speed - 1000 lines per second, output - 80 lines per second.
• Storage devices with removable magnetic disk cassettes R401
• Alphanumeric printing device (ADC) 128-2M. Print speed is 400 lines per minute. A roll paper of 420 mm width was used.
• The R201 control panel with the printing machine

Additional devices:

• Two to eight magnetic tape storage devices
• Up to eight magnetic drives
• Optional Punch Card I / O Device
• Device for collecting and issuing data for communication of the processor: with data recording devices, data transmission devices by telephone , communication with teletypes , telegraph channel, communication device with another Ruta-111 processor, and other devices.

The Ruta-110 complex allowed up to three programs to be executed simultaneously, in parallel with the calculations, the processor interacted with external devices.

Currently, the Ruta-110 complex can be seen in the Museum of the History of Communications, Kaunas.