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This paper is intended to show how the unique feature of the Variable Instruction Computer (VIC) make it valuable for application requiring high reliability. By careful choice of components, use of error checking circuits, and selected application of redundant hardware, the basic unextended reliability of the VIC is comparable with the state-of-the art. This is verified by a standard MIL-HDBK-217 type of analysis.

The variable instruction technique is briefly described by use of a block diagram. The method for extending reliability by use of variable instruction is explained and an example is given. The concept of algorithm change to achieve controlled gradeful degradation is discussed. An analysis of a typical application of this technique is given and extensions of the variable instruction concept to more advanced reliability requirements are discussed.

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      cover image ACM SIGMICRO Newsletter
      ACM SIGMICRO Newsletter  Volume 1, Issue 2
      August 1969
      46 pages
      ISSN:1050-916X
      DOI:10.1145/2579798
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      New York, NY, United States

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