Apparatus and method for a mobile computer architecture and input/output management system

A method for computation and input/output management of a computer system in a mobile environment, wherein said computer system has processing means, I/O processing means, input means, output means, data bus means, and discrete line means, comprising the steps of:

• performing operations responsive to data from the input means and outputting data to the output means;
• communicating with one or more line replacement units, wherein each of the line replacement units performs a dedicated function in the mobile environment in cooperation with the processing means of the computer system;
• transferring a combination of address, control, and data information between the one or more line replacement units and the I/O processing means of the computer system via the data bus means;
• transferring discrete information between the one or more line replacement units and the I/O processing means of the computer system via the discrete line means;
• requiring the I/O processing means to recognize a unique address in order to communicate with the one or more line replacement units;
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• using the data bus means in conjunction with the discrete line means by the I/O processing means to address the one or more line replacement units.

A computer readable medium for storing computer executable instructions for computation and input/output management of a computer system in a mobile environment, wherein said computer system has processing means, I/O processing means, input means, output means, data bus means, and discrete line means, and the computer executable instructions comprise the steps of:

• performing operations responsive to data from the input means and outputting data to the output means;
• communicating with one or more line replacement units, wherein each of the line replacement units performs a dedicated function in the mobile environment in cooperation with the processing means of the computer system;
• transferring a combination of address, control, and data information between the one or more line replacement units and the I/O processing means of the computer system via the data bus means;
• transferring discrete information between the one or more line replacement units and the I/O processing means of the computer system via the discrete line means;
• requiring the I/O processing means to recognize a unique address in order to communicate with the one or more line replacement units;
• and
• using the data bus means in conjunction with the discrete line means by the I/O processing means to address the one or more line replacement units.