Honeywell 316

<p>The Honeywell 316 was a popular <a href="/facts/16-bit/bTGS44Ne">16-bit</a> <a href="/facts/Minicomputer/g8hvpQxe">minicomputer</a> built by <a href="/facts/Honeywell/qjkujlwJ">Honeywell</a> starting in 1969. It is part of the Series 16, which includes the Models 116 (1965, <a href="/facts/Discrete_component/F3NBVv4Q">discrete</a>: 4 ), 316 (1969), 416 (1966), 516 (1966) and DDP-716 (1969). They were commonly used for data acquisition and control, remote message concentration, clinical laboratory systems, <a href="/facts/Remote_Job_Entry/x0usMfke">Remote Job Entry</a> and <a href="/facts/Timesharing/LE5XT9Go">time-sharing</a>. The Series-16 computers are all based on the DDP-116 designed by Gardner Hendrie at <a href="/facts/Computer_Control_Company%2c_Inc./rqJ8cMAh">Computer Control Company, Inc.</a> (3C) in 1964.
</p><p>The 516 and later the 316 were used as <a href="/facts/Interface_Message_Processor/NNUx01pg">Interface Message Processors</a> (IMP) for the American <a href="/facts/ARPANET/LyMGWurJ">ARPANET</a> and the British <a href="/facts/NPL_network/JWc0pxUu">NPL Network</a>.
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Honeywell 316 open-in-new

Honeywell 316