2536	 Telecommunications Using a Front-End Minicomputer	 The use of a front-end minicomputer to provide varied remote terminal access to a large scale computer is considered. The problems of embedding telecommunications I O within an operating system are discussed and it is shown how the decentralization of intelligence acquired by front-end processing vastly simplifies the problem. A specific implementation is discussed with emphasis on the main processor-minicomputer link the hardware-software implementation the effect of the main processor operating system and an assessment of the advantages over a hard wired line controller. telecommunications minicomputer front-end processor remote job entry remote terminals
