IBM Journal of Research and Development, Volume 20, 1976

Volume 20, Number 1, January 1976

• Christopher C. Kraft Jr.: Computers and the Space Program: An Overview. 3-4
• Arthur E. Cooper, Wen T. Chow: Development of On-Board Space Computer Systems. 5-19
• Joel R. Sklaroff: Redundancy Management Technique for Space Shuttle Computers. 20-28
• Robert H. Kidd III, Robert H. Wolfe Jr.: Performance Modeling of Earth Resources Remote Sensors. 29-39
• Ralph Bernstein: Digital Image Processing of Earth Observation Sensor Data. 40-57
• Thomas R. Coon, John E. Irby: Skylab Attitude Control System. 58-66
• Frederick J. Hudson: Large Space Telescop. 67-74
• Frank Byrne, Gordon V. Doolittle, Robert W. Hockenberger: Launch Processing System. 75-83
• Vinay Shridhar Sohoni: Real-Time Orbiter Abort Guidance. 84-88

Volume 20, Number 2, March 1976

• Tien Chi Chen, Chin Tung: Storage Management Operations in Linked Uniform Shift Register Loops. 123-131
• David B. Lomet: Objects and Values: The Basis of a Storage Model for Procedural Languages. 157-167
• Chin-Long Chen, Robert A. Rutledge: Error Correcting Codes for Satellite Communication Channels. 168-175

Volume 20, Number 3, May 1976

• Jorma Rissanen: Generalized Kraft Inequality and Arithmetic Coding. 198-203
• Fred G. Gustavson: Analysis of the Berlekamp-Massey Linear Feedback Shift-Register Synthesis Algorithm. 204-212
• Charles H. Stapper: LSI Yield Modeling and Process Monitoring. 228-234
• Patrick A. V. Hall: Optimization of a Single Relation Expression in a Relational Data Base System. 244-257
• Gio Wiederhold: Comment on ``Segment Synthesis in Logical Data Base Design''. 290

Volume 20, Number 4, July 1976

• George E. Heidorn: Automatic Programming Through Natural Language Dialogue: A Survey. 302-313
• Stanley R. Petrick: On Natural Language Based Computer Systems. 314-325
• Warren J. Plath: REQUEST: A Natural Language Question-Answering System. 326-335
• John F. Sowa: Conceptual Graphs for a Data Base Interface. 336-357
• Bernard Dimsdale, Richard M. Burkley: Bicubic Patch Surfaces for High-Speed Numerical Control Processing. 358-367
• Bertram A. Calhoun, John S. Eggenberger, Laurence L. Rosier, Lester F. Shew: Column Access of a Bubble Lattice: Column Translation and Lattice Translation. 368-375
• J. S. Heath: Design of a Swinging Arm Actuator for a Disk File. 389-397
• Philip A. Bernstein: Comment on ``Segment Synthesis in Logical Data Base Design''. 412

Volume 20, Number 5, September 1976

• Stephen S. Lavenberg, Gerald S. Shedler: Stochastic Modeling of Processor Scheduling with Application to Data Base Management Systems. 437-448
• Donald P. Gaver: Stephen S. Lavenberg, Thomas G. Price: Exploratory Analysis of Access Path Length Data for a Data Base Management System. 449-464
• Peter A. W. Lewis, Gerald S. Shedler: Statistical Analysis of Non-Stationary Series of Events in a Data Base System. 465-482
• Vincent Y. Lum, Nan C. Shu, Barron C. Housel: A General Methodology for Data Conversion and Restructuring. 483-497
• William G. Tuel Jr.: An Analysis of Buffer Paging in Virtual Storage Systems. 518-520

Volume 20, Number 6, November 1976

• John W. Horton: Walsh Functions for Digital Impedance Relaying of Power Lines. 530-541
• Paul J. Schweitzer, Simon S. Lam: Buffer Overflow in a Store-and-Forward Network Node. 542-550
• Eduardo B. Fernández, Tomás Lang: Scheduling as a Graph Transformation. 551-559
• Donald D. Chamberlin, Morton M. Astrahan, Kapali P. Eswaran, Patricia P. Griffiths, Raymond A. Lorie, James W. Mehl, Phyllis Reisner, Bradford W. Wade:
  SEQUEL 2: A Unified Approach to Data Definition, Manipulation, and Control. 560-575
  
• Chak-Kuen Wong, Po Cheung Yue: Data Organization in Magnetic Bubble Lattice Files. 576-581
• David D. Grossman: Procedural Representation of Three-Dimensional Objects. 582-589
• Arthur Appel, Peter M. Will: Determining the Three-Dimensional Convex Hull of a Polyhedron. 590-601