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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1976
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1974
Ronald Eugene Bodner, Rochester, MN (US);
Thomas L Crooks, Rochester, MN (US);
John E Guest, Rochester, MN (US);
Israel B Magrisso, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Keith K Slack, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Control circuitry in a computer system is responsive to an allow cycle steal signal from an I/O attachment operating in a burst or dedicated data transfer mode and generates control signals whereby the next data storage cycle is made available to an I/O device which is also capable of operating in a cycle steal mode. Upon completion of the next storage cycle, the operation reverts to burst mode and the I/O attachment operating in the burst mode is granted ensuing data storage cycles until it relinquishes a storage cycle to an I/O device capable of using and having a need for it.