Editing MOBIDIC (section)

{{short description|Transistorized computer}}
{{Redirect|Mobile digital computer|the mobile digital computer (MDC/MDT) used by law enforcement|Mobile data terminal}}
{{Infobox computing device
| name         = MOBIle DIgital Computer
| codename     = MOBIDIC
| aka          = 
| logo         = 
| image        = Image:MOBIDIC cutaway.jpg
| caption      = Cutaway diagram of a MOBIDIC trailer
| developer    = 
| manufacturer = [[Sylvania Electric Products]]
| family       = MOBIDIC
| type         = Mobile trailer computer
| generation   = 
| release date  = {{Start date|1959|12}}
| retail availability = 
| lifespan     = 
| price        = $20-30 million USD
| discontinued = 1960s
| units sold    = 
| units shipped = 
| media        = Tape
| os           = 
| power        = 29.79kW, provided by generator van.
| cpu          = 36 & 40 bit, 52 instruction
| memory       = 2-7 banks of 4098 word core memory
| storage      = Tape drives, punch tape
| display      = 
| graphics     = 
| input        = Flexowriter
| connectivity = Other MOBIDIC units
| platform     = Fieldata
| service      = 
| dimensions   = Four vans
| weight       = ~7000lbs-12000lbs
| successor    = Sylvania 9400
| marketing_target = American Army, Government, Commercial (9400) 
| language     = COBOL
}}
[[Sylvania Electric Products|Sylvania]]'s '''MOBIDIC''', short for "MOBIle DIgital Computer", was a [[Transistor computer|transistorized computer]] intended to store, sort and route information as one part of the [[United States Army]]'s [[Fieldata]] concept. Fieldata aimed to automate the distribution of battlefield data in any form, ensuring the delivery of reports to the proper recipients regardless of the physical form they were sent or received. MOBIDIC was mounted in the trailer of a [[semi-trailer]] truck, while a second supplied power, allowing it to be moved about the battlefield. The Army referred to the system as the '''AN/MYK-1''', or '''AN/MYK-2''' for the dual-CPU version, Sylvania later offered a commercial version as the '''S 9400'''.