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OS/360 and successors

OS/360, officially known as IBM System/360 Operating System, is a discontinued batch processing operating system developed by IBM for their then-new System/360 mainframe computer, announced in 1964; it was influenced by the earlier IBSYS/IBJOB and Input/Output Control System (IOCS) packages for the IBM 7090/7094[citation needed] and even more so by the…

Culture, OS/360 variants & System/370 and virtual memory operating systems

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Developer
IBM
Initial release
March 31, 1966; 60 years ago (1966-03-31)
Kernel type
N/A
Latest release
21.8 / August 1972; 54 years ago (1972-08)
License
Public domain
Marketing target
IBM mainframe computers

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OS/360 variants

System/370 and virtual memory operating systems

Later MVS versions and enhancements

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OS/360 and successors

Nodes141
Edges140
Triples13
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014184
Components1

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OS/360 and successors

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Developer · 1
OS/360 and successors → IBM
Initial release · 1
OS/360 and successors → March 31, 1966; 60 years ago (1966-03-31)
Kernel type · 1
OS/360 and successors → N/A
Latest release · 1
OS/360 and successors → 21.8 / August 1972; 54 years ago (1972-08)
License · 1
OS/360 and successors → Public domain
Marketing target · 1
OS/360 and successors → IBM mainframe computers
OS family · 1
OS/360 and successors → OS/360 and successors
Succeeded by · 1
OS/360 and successors → OS/VS1, OS/VS2 (SVS)
Supported platforms · 1
OS/360 and successors → S/360, S/370
Written in · 1
OS/360 and successors → Assembly language, Basic Systems Language (BSL)

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os 360 system ibm mvt systems mft mvs used memory job control operating one storage program data access also datasets

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OS/360 and successorsDeveloperIBM1.00infobox
OS/360 and successorsInitial releaseMarch 31, 1966; 60 years ago (1966-03-31)1.00infobox
OS/360 and successorsKernel typeN/A1.00infobox
OS/360 and successorsLatest release21.8 / August 1972; 54 years ago (1972-08)1.00infobox
OS/360 and successorsLicensePublic domain1.00infobox
OS/360 and successorsMarketing targetIBM mainframe computers1.00infobox
OS/360 and successorsOS familyOS/360 and successors1.00infobox
OS/360 and successorsSucceeded byOS/VS1, OS/VS2 (SVS)1.00infobox
OS/360 and successorsSupported platformsS/360, S/3701.00infobox
OS/360 and successorsWritten inAssembly language, Basic Systems Language (BSL)1.00infobox
ADABASinstance ofespecially database management systems0.80text
IDMSinstance ofespecially database management systems0.80text

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