IBM Standard Channel Interface

Announced as part of System 360 the Standard Interface enabled peripheral devices to attach a variety of peripherals and is still in use to-day

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Channels

Byte Multiplexer

Selector

Block Multiplexer

2860

2870

2880

Integrated Storage Controller (ISC)

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