- AN/UYK-43
The AN/UYK-43 was the standard
32-bit computer of theUnited States Navy forsurface ship andsubmarine platforms, starting in 1984. [http://vipclubmn.org/milestones.aspx] Some 1250 units had been delivered through 2000. [ [http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/UYK43Computer/index.html AN/UYK-43 Computer] ] The size of a refrigerator, it replaced the olderAN/UYK-7 , both built byUNISYS and shared the sameinstruction set . [http://vipclubmn.org/milestones.aspx] An enhancement to the UYK-43, the Open Systems Module (OSM), allows up to sixVMEbus Type 6Ucommercial off-the-shelf (COTS) cards to be installed in a UYK-43 enclosure. [http://www.google.com/Top/Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Military/Navy/Science_and_Technology/Computer_and_Telecommunication/]The UYK-43 is being replaced by the
AN/UYK-70 and commercial off-the-shelf systems. Retired systems are being cannibalized for repair parts to support systems still in use by U.S. and non-U.S. forces. [http://www.chips.navy.mil/archives/98_apr/Legacy.htm]References
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AN/UYK-44 16-bit computerExternal links
* [http://www.usfamily.net/web/labenson/Computers32.htm AN/UYK-43 Info]
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