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The SPS computer control system was commissioned in 1976, and has been continuously modified and expanded since that time, either to meet the ever-increasing needs of the accelerator and its experimental areas, or to increase the reliability of computers and interface hardware. The paper will describe the diagnostic and maintenance techniques which have been developed to allow repair and even installation to take place with little or no down-time of the accelerator. The changes planned as part of the conversion to a \(p\bar p\) collider are described, and some statistics on installed material and reliability are given.
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Brummer, P., Collins, M., Jirden, L. (1980). The Continuing Development of the SPS Computer Control System. In: Newman, W.S. (eds) 11th International Conference on High-Energy Accelerators. Experientia Supplementum, vol 40. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5540-2_58
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