Design of a very large storage system

Abstract

The Mass Storage System (MSS) is a data-management system for the on-line storage and retrieval of very large amounts of permanent data. The MSS uses an IBM 1360 photo-digital storage system (called the chipstore) with an on-line capacity of 3X1011 bits as its data storage and retrieval equipment. It also uses a CDC 854 disk pack for the storage of control tables and indices. Both these devices are attached to a CDC 6600 digital computer at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory---Berkeley.