<s>
The	O
MDS	B-Device
2400	I-Device
was	O
a	O
small	O
floor-standing	O
computer	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Mohawk	O
Data	O
Sciences	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
marketed	O
primarily	O
for	O
remote	B-Protocol
job	I-Protocol
entry	I-Protocol
applications	O
and	O
promoted	O
as	O
The	O
Peripheral	O
Processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
had	O
a	O
base	O
memory	O
of	O
4KB	O
of	O
core	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
with	O
a	O
2μs	O
cycle	O
time	O
,	O
expandable	O
to	O
32KB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supported	O
one	O
to	O
four	O
input/output	B-Device
channels	I-Device
with	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
devices	O
per	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offered	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
line	O
printers	O
between	O
280	O
and	O
1250	O
lines	O
per	O
minute	O
(	O
lpm	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
400	O
cards	O
per	O
minute	O
(	O
cpm	O
)	O
card	B-Device
reader	I-Device
,	O
a	O
160	O
columns	O
per	O
second	O
card	B-Device
punch	I-Device
,	O
a	O
paper	O
tape	O
reader	O
,	O
a	O
2.48MB	O
disk	B-Device
storage	I-Device
unit	O
,	O
and	O
7	O
and	O
9-track	O
half-inch	O
magnetic	O
tape	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
supported	O
synchronous	B-Protocol
communications	I-Protocol
at	O
up	O
to	O
9600	O
baud	O
,	O
and	O
usually	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
job	I-Protocol
entry	I-Protocol
system	O
to	O
a	O
larger	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
