DIPS-V40EX

To respond to further progress in technology and for greater use in the field of small-scale information processing, the V30 was further upgraded. The V30E was developed at the end of 1987, the V30EX at the end of 1989, and the V40EX at the end of 1992 (Main Specifications of DIPS-V Series E machines). Lower level series were also developed, in another line of development from the V20, to achieve more distributed processing and to economically achieve application of information processing at smaller scales. Here, the interfaces of a diverse range of peripheral devices were implemented in corresponding adapter boards, and connection control functions for communication were implemented on communication boards, thus enabling control of the communication system and peripheral system with a single IOP and achieving a simpler configuration.