Accession Number:

ADA151903

Title:

Extension of the Software Development Workbench to Include Microcomputer Workstations.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Moore,P. A.

Report Date:

1984-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

501.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this investigation is to 1 design an integrated and automated software development environment for microcomputers, 2 to implement a portion of that environment and, 3 to modify the VAX-11780 VMS Software Development Workbench to support microcomputer workstations. The central portion to initial microcomputer software development environment is a flexible user interface adapted from a previous microcomputer software development effort. The user interface is enhanced by an extensive installation program which allows 1 terminal definition, 2 help message specification and, 3 reconfiguration of the keyword menu system. The result of the investigation is a prototype software development environment hosted on DEC Rainbow 100 microcomputer under three operating systems CPM-80, CPM-86, and MS-DOS. The environment includes a flexible user interface, an installation program, a communications program, and an initial library of reusable software. Originator-Supplied keywords included Software Development, Software Development Environment, Software Engineering, Computer Programs, Programming Languages, Pascal language, Theses.

Descriptors:

• *COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• *WORKPLACE LAYOUT
• *MICROCOMPUTERS
• SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
• SPECIFICATIONS
• PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
• THESES
• PROTOTYPES
• INSTALLATION
• MAN COMPUTER INTERFACE
• REUSABLE EQUIPMENT
• LIBRARIES
• MENU

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware
• Human Factors Engineering and Man Machine Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE