"ASAP": a microcomputer-based automated safety & performance testing system

An HP-85 microcomputer programmed in BASIC was interfaced to a PEI 2000 safety analyzer via an HP-6942A Multiprogrammer and appropriate interface cards. This configuration allows automated safety and performance testing as well as report generation. The system is operated by means of a menu displayed on a built-in CRT and the keyboard. Data are displayed and then stored on the built-in cassette unit. Additional testing features are easily added with minimal software development, since all programming is in BASIC and all interface drivers are part of the hardware.