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<p><b>System Modules</b> (originally known as <b>System Building Blocks</b>; the name was changed around 1961) are a <a href="Digital_Equipment_Corporation" title="Digital Equipment Corporation">DEC</a> modular <a href="Digital_logic" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital logic">digital logic</a> family which preceded the later <a href="Flip_Chip_(PDP_module)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flip Chip (PDP module)">FLIP CHIPs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DECLogicp56_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DECLogicp56-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They connect to the units they are plugged into via a set of 22 gold-plated discrete pins along one edge.<sup id="cite_ref-SysModvii_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SysModvii-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>They use <a href="Transistor" title="Transistor">transistor</a> inverter circuits, with the transistors operating saturated, to avoid dependence on tight tolerances; they use -3V and 0V as logic levels. Intended for prototyping as well as production, they include design features intended to avoid damage. They are provided with design advice which includes loading rules and wiring instructions.<sup id="cite_ref-SysMod4_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SysMod4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>They were available in several compatible speed lines:
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<ul><li>4000-Series: the second series, nominally 500 KHz, but some 1 MHz<sup id="cite_ref-SysMod6_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SysMod6-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>1000-Series: the original series, nominally 5 MHz<sup id="cite_ref-SysMod7_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SysMod7-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>6000-Series: higher speeds, nominally 10 MHz<sup id="cite_ref-SysMod8_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SysMod8-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>
<li>8000-Series: very high speeds, nominally 30 MHz<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
<p>In addition, special modules were available for purposes such as <a href="Input/Output" class="mw-redirect" title="Input/Output">Input/Output</a> (I/O) converters (to standard internal voltages), bus drivers, lamp and solenoid drivers, <a href="A/D_conversion" class="mw-redirect" title="A/D conversion">A/D conversion</a>, relays, <a href="Magnetic-core_memory" title="Magnetic-core memory">core memory</a> drivers, etc.<sup id="cite_ref-SysMod9_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SysMod9-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Larger assemblies which are part of the same family provide core memory testing devices. There are also power supplies, mounting panels with slots for the modules, cabinets to hold groups of mounting panels, indicator light panels, etc.<sup id="cite_ref-SysMod10_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SysMod10-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<li id="cite_note-DECLogicp56-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-DECLogicp56_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Digital Logic Handbook", pg. 56</span>
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<li id="cite_note-SysModvii-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SysModvii_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"System Modules", pg. vii</span>
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<li id="cite_note-SysMod4-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SysMod4_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"System Modules", pg. 4.1-4.9</span>
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<li id="cite_note-SysMod6-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SysMod6_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"System Modules", pg. 6.1-6.40</span>
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<li id="cite_note-SysMod7-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SysMod7_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"System Modules", pg. 7.1-7.16</span>
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<li id="cite_note-SysMod8-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SysMod8_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"System Modules", pg. 8.1-8.13</span>
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/modules/8000_series/8000_Series_Sep64.pdf">30 Megacycle Modules"</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-SysMod9-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SysMod9_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"System Modules", pg. 9.1-9.60</span>
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<li id="cite_note-SysMod10-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SysMod10_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"System Modules", pg. 10.1-10.35</span>
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</style><cite id="CITEREFBellMudgeMcNamara1978" class="citation book cs1">Bell, C. Gordon; Mudge, J. Craig; McNamara, John E. (1978). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/computerengineer00bell"><i>Computer Engineering: A DEC View of Hardware Systems Design</i></a></span>. Bedford, MA, USA: Digital Press. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>0-932376-00-2</bdi>.</cite></li>
<li><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Digital Logic Handbook</i>. Maynard, Massachusetts: Digital Equipment Corporation. 1961.</cite></li>
<li><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>System Modules</i>. Maynard, Massachusetts: Digital Equipment Corporation. 1964.</cite></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2013/06/102688924-05-01-acc.pdf">DEC Building Block Logic manual from the Computer History Museum, dated September 1960</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/handbooks/LogicHandbook_Mar61.pdf">Digital Logic Handbook, Third Edition, dated March 1961</a>.</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/modules/System_Module_Accessories_Feb64.pdf">New Module Accessories, dated February 1964</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/modules/8000_series/8000_Series_Sep64.pdf">30 Megacycle Modules, dated September 1964</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/modules/DEC_System_Modules_Jan68.pdf">System Modules, dated 1968</a>.</li></ul>
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</style><div id="Digital_Equipment_Corporation805" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="Digital_Equipment_Corporation" title="Digital Equipment Corporation">Digital Equipment Corporation</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Key people</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Ken_Olsen" title="Ken Olsen">Ken Olsen</a> (founder and CEO, 1957–1992)</li>
<li><a href="Harlan_Anderson" title="Harlan Anderson">Harlan Anderson</a> (co-founder)</li>
<li><a href="Gordon_Bell" title="Gordon Bell">Gordon Bell</a> (VP of engineering)</li>
<li><a href="Robert_Palmer_(computer_businessman)" title="Robert Palmer (computer businessman)">Robert Palmer</a> (CEO, 1992–1998)</li></ul>
</div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Instruction_set_architecture" title="Instruction set architecture">Instruction set<br>architectures</a>,<br><a href="Processor_(computing)" title="Processor (computing)">processors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="PDP-11_architecture" title="PDP-11 architecture">PDP-11</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>LSI-11</li>
<li>F-11</li>
<li><a href="DEC_T-11" title="DEC T-11">T-11</a></li>
<li><a href="DEC_J-11" title="DEC J-11">J-11</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="VAX" title="VAX">VAX</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="DEC_V-11" title="DEC V-11">V-11</a></li>
<li><a href="MicroVAX_78032" title="MicroVAX 78032">MicroVAX 78032</a></li>
<li><a href="CVAX" title="CVAX">CVAX</a>
<ul><li><a href="CVAX#SOC" title="CVAX">SOC</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Rigel_(microprocessor)" title="Rigel (microprocessor)">Rigel</a>
<ul><li><a href="Rigel_(microprocessor)#Mariah" title="Rigel (microprocessor)">Mariah</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="NVAX" title="NVAX">NVAX</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="DEC_Alpha" title="DEC Alpha">Alpha</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Alpha_21064" title="Alpha 21064">Alpha 21064</a>
<ul><li><a href="Alpha_21064#Alpha_21066" title="Alpha 21064">21066</a></li>
<li><a href="Alpha_21064#Alpha_21068" title="Alpha 21064">21068</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="Alpha_21164" title="Alpha 21164">Alpha 21164</a> (<a href="Alpha_21164#Alpha_21164PC_(PCA56)" title="Alpha 21164">21164PC</a>)</li>
<li><a href="Alpha_21264" title="Alpha 21264">Alpha 21264</a></li>
<li><a href="Alpha_21364" title="Alpha 21364">Alpha 21364</a></li>
<li><a href="Alpha_21464" title="Alpha 21464">Alpha 21464</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="DEC_PRISM" title="DEC PRISM">MicroPRISM</a></li>
<li><a href="StrongARM" title="StrongARM">StrongARM</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Computer_terminal" title="Computer terminal">Computer<br>terminals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="VT05" title="VT05">VT05</a> (1970)</li>
<li><a href="DEC_GT40" title="DEC GT40">GT40</a> (1972)</li>
<li><a href="VT52" title="VT52">VT50/VT52</a> (1975)</li>
<li><a href="VT55" class="mw-redirect" title="VT55">VT55</a></li>
<li><a href="VT62" class="mw-redirect" title="VT62">VT62</a></li>
<li><a href="VT100" title="VT100">VT100</a> (1978)</li>
<li><a href="VT101" class="mw-redirect" title="VT101">VT101</a></li>
<li><a href="VT102" class="mw-redirect" title="VT102">VT102</a></li>
<li><a href="VT103" class="mw-redirect" title="VT103">VT103</a></li>
<li><a href="VT105" class="mw-redirect" title="VT105">VT105</a></li>
<li><a href="VT131" class="mw-redirect" title="VT131">VT131</a></li>
<li><a href="VT180" title="VT180">VT180</a></li>
<li><a href="VT220" title="VT220">VT220</a> (1983)</li>
<li><a href="VT240" class="mw-redirect" title="VT240">VT240</a></li>
<li><a href="VT241" class="mw-redirect" title="VT241">VT241</a></li>
<li><a href="VT320" title="VT320">VT320</a> (1987)</li>
<li><a href="VT330" class="mw-redirect" title="VT330">VT330</a></li>
<li><a href="VT340" class="mw-redirect" title="VT340">VT340</a></li>
<li><a href="VT420" title="VT420">VT420</a> (1990)</li>
<li><a href="VT1000" title="VT1000">VT1000</a> (1990)</li>
<li><a href="VT510" class="mw-redirect" title="VT510">VT510</a> (1993)</li>
<li><a href="VT520" title="VT520">VT520</a> (1994)</li>
<li><a href="VT525" class="mw-redirect" title="VT525">VT525</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="PDP-7#Software" title="PDP-7">DECsys</a></li>
<li><a href="4K_Disk_Monitor_System" class="mw-redirect" title="4K Disk Monitor System">4K DMS</a></li>
<li><a href="Commercial_Operating_System" title="Commercial Operating System">COS</a></li>
<li><a href="TOPS-10" title="TOPS-10">TOPS-10</a></li>
<li><a href="RSX-15" class="mw-redirect" title="RSX-15">RSX-15</a></li>
<li><a href="TSS/8" title="TSS/8">TSS/8</a></li>
<li><a href="OS/8" title="OS/8">OS/8</a></li>
<li><a href="DEC_BATCH-11/DOS-11" title="DEC BATCH-11/DOS-11">DOS-11</a></li>
<li><a href="RT-11" title="RT-11">RT-11</a></li>
<li><a href="RSTS/E" title="RSTS/E">RSTS/E</a></li>
<li><a href="RSX-11" title="RSX-11">RSX-11</a>
<ul><li><a href="Interactive_Application_System" title="Interactive Application System">IAS</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="MUMPS#1970s" title="MUMPS">DSM-11</a></li>
<li><a href="TOPS-20" title="TOPS-20">TOPS-20</a></li>
<li><a href="OpenVMS" title="OpenVMS">VAX/VMS</a></li>
<li><a href="VAXELN" title="VAXELN">VAXELN</a></li>
<li><a href="ULTRIX" class="mw-redirect" title="ULTRIX">ULTRIX</a></li>
<li><a href="DEC_Firefly#Software" title="DEC Firefly">Taos</a></li>
<li><a href="DEC_MICA" title="DEC MICA">MICA</a></li>
<li><a href="DEC_MICA#Legacy" title="DEC MICA">OZIX</a></li>
<li><a href="Digital_UNIX" class="mw-redirect" title="Digital UNIX">Digital UNIX</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="BASIC-8" title="BASIC-8">BASIC-8</a></li>
<li><a href="DIBOL" title="DIBOL">DIBOL</a></li>
<li><a href="FOCAL_(programming_language)" title="FOCAL (programming language)">FOCAL</a></li>
<li><a href="MACRO-10" title="MACRO-10">MACRO-10</a></li>
<li><a href="MACRO-11" title="MACRO-11">MACRO-11</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="Multinational_Character_Set" title="Multinational Character Set">Code page 1100</a> (Multinational)</li>
<li><a href="Code_page_1287" title="Code page 1287">Code page 1287</a> (Greek)</li>
<li><a href="Code_page_1288" title="Code page 1288">Code page 1288</a> (Turkish)</li>
<li><a href="DEC_Hebrew" title="DEC Hebrew">Hebrew</a></li>
<li><a href="National_Replacement_Character_Set" title="National Replacement Character Set">National Replacement</a></li>
<li><a href="DEC_RADIX_50" title="DEC RADIX 50">RADIX 50</a></li>
<li><a href="DEC_Special_Graphics" title="DEC Special Graphics">Special Graphics</a></li>
<li><a href="DEC_Technical_Character_Set" title="DEC Technical Character Set">Technical</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Digital_Storage_Systems_Interconnect" title="Digital Storage Systems Interconnect">Digital Storage Systems Interconnect</a></li>
<li><a href="Massbus" title="Massbus">Massbus</a></li>
<li><a href="Q-Bus" title="Q-Bus">Q-Bus</a></li>
<li><a href="Standard_Disk_Interconnect" title="Standard Disk Interconnect">Standard Disk Interconnect</a></li>
<li><a href="Synchronous_Backplane_Interconnect" title="Synchronous Backplane Interconnect">Synchronous Backplane Interconnect</a></li>
<li><a href="TURBOchannel" title="TURBOchannel">TURBOchannel</a></li>
<li><a href="Unibus" title="Unibus">Unibus</a></li>
<li><a href="VAXBI" title="VAXBI">VAXBI</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="DECserver" title="DECserver">DECserver</a></li>
<li><a href="DECtalk" title="DECtalk">DECtalk</a></li>
<li><a href="DECtape" title="DECtape">DECtape</a></li>
<li><a href="DECwriter" title="DECwriter">DECwriter</a></li>
<li><a href="Digital_Linear_Tape" title="Digital Linear Tape">Digital Linear Tape</a></li>
<li><a href="Dynamically_Redefined_Character_Set" title="Dynamically Redefined Character Set">Dynamically Redefined Character Set</a></li>
<li><a href="Firefly_(cache_coherence_protocol)" title="Firefly (cache coherence protocol)">Firefly</a></li>
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<li><a href="LK421" title="LK421">LK421</a></li>
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<li><a href="TU81" title="TU81">TU81</a></li></ul>
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