VM/370 - Revision history

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2026-10-02T15:18:29Z

Bitsavers has reorganized a bit

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	== Documentation sets ==		== Documentation sets ==
	Bitsavers has a few manuals online. They can be found ~~here~~:		[[Bitsavers]] has a few manuals online. They can be found at the link below:
	*http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/VM_370/

	== Getting this to run ==		== Getting this to run ==
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	==External links==		==External links==

			* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/VM/ VM] - Documentation at Bitsavers
	* [http://www.leeandmelindavarian.com/Melinda/neuvm.pdf VM and the VM Community]		* [http://www.leeandmelindavarian.com/Melinda/neuvm.pdf VM and the VM Community]
	* [https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~stjones/proj/vm_reading/ibmrd2505M.pdf The Origin of the VM/370 Time-sharing System]		* [https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~stjones/proj/vm_reading/ibmrd2505M.pdf The Origin of the VM/370 Time-sharing System]

2024-01-24T14:55:18Z

Further reading: +VM/370 - a study of multiplicity and usefulness

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			==Further reading==

			* L. H. Seawright and R. A. MacKinnon, [https://cseweb.ucsd.edu/classes/wi11/cse221/papers/seawright79.pdf ''VM/370 - a study of multiplicity and usefulness''], IBM Systems Journal, Vol. 18, No. 1, March 1979

	==External links==		==External links==

2023-07-29T22:27:21Z

External links: +My History in Computing

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	* [http://www.leeandmelindavarian.com/Melinda/neuvm.pdf VM and the VM Community]		* [http://www.leeandmelindavarian.com/Melinda/neuvm.pdf VM and the VM Community]
	* [https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~stjones/proj/vm_reading/ibmrd2505M.pdf The Origin of the VM/370 Time-sharing System]		* [https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~stjones/proj/vm_reading/ibmrd2505M.pdf The Origin of the VM/370 Time-sharing System]
			* [https://web.archive.org/web/20191228115918/http://www.davidsgallery.info/DaveTuttle/Memories/Inside_IBM-DTuttle.html My History in Computing: Inside IBM – 1968 to 1976] - inside VM/370 development (archived version; original now offline)

	[[Category: IBM Operating Systems]]		[[Category: IBM Operating Systems]]

2023-01-05T17:23:14Z

External links: +Varian + IBM journal articles

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			==External links==

			* [http://www.leeandmelindavarian.com/Melinda/neuvm.pdf VM and the VM Community]
			* [https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~stjones/proj/vm_reading/ibmrd2505M.pdf The Origin of the VM/370 Time-sharing System]

	[[Category: IBM Operating Systems]]		[[Category: IBM Operating Systems]]

2018-12-17T01:33:34Z

new cat

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	[[Category: Operating Systems]]		[[Category: IBM Operating Systems]]

2018-10-21T20:40:25Z

Proper cat, +links

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	[[Image:Vm370.jpg\|150px\|right\|VM/370]]		[[Image:Vm370.jpg\|150px\|right\|VM/370]]
	VM/370 was the first OS on the [[S/370]] mainframe platform that ~~facilitated the creation of Virtual machines~~. This was a VERY popular OS for people to load onto their mainframes as now they wouldn't have to choose which OS to load, for applications as they could now load ALL of them.
			'''VM/370''' was the first [[operating system]] on the [[IBM System/370]] [[mainframe]] platform that supported [[virtual machine]]s. This was a VERY popular OS for people to load onto their mainframes as now they wouldn't have to choose which OS to load for applications, as they could now load ALL of them.

	== Documentation sets ==		== Documentation sets ==
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	There has been regular updates to what is currently known as the '[http://vm370.31bits.net/beta/ six pack]'.		There has been regular updates to what is currently known as the '[http://vm370.31bits.net/beta/ six pack]'.

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	[[Category:Operating Systems]]
			[[Category: Operating Systems]]

2012-12-29T18:26:31Z

Update to vm370 link

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	== Documentation sets ==		== Documentation sets ==
	Bitsavers has a few manuals online. They can be found here:		Bitsavers has a few manuals online. They can be found here:
	*http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/~~vm370~~/		*http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/VM_370/

	== Getting this to run ==		== Getting this to run ==

2011-01-02T17:27:09Z

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	Thankfully the software is available, although I've found a few 'issues' with the install process and I've outlayed a tested one here:		Thankfully the software is available, although I've found a few 'issues' with the install process and I've outlayed a tested one here:
	[[Installing VM/370 on Hercules]]		[[Installing VM/370 on Hercules]]

			== 31bits and beyond ==
			There has been a movement to expand the 370 virtual machine to incorporate 31bit addressing of the 390, allowing larger program sizes. Primarily this has been to allow [[gcc]] to self host under MVS.

			There has been regular updates to what is currently known as the '[http://vm370.31bits.net/beta/ six pack]'.

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	[[Category:Operating Systems]]		[[Category:Operating Systems]]

2009-10-18T14:12:14Z

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	[[Image:Vm370.jpg\|150px\|right\|VM/370]]		[[Image:Vm370.jpg\|150px\|right\|VM/370]]
	VM/370 was the first OS on the [[S/370]] mainframe platform that facilitated the creation of Virtual machines. This was a VERY popular OS for people to load onto their mainframes as now they wouldn't have to choose which OS to load, for applications as they could now load ALL of them.		VM/370 was the first OS on the [[S/370]] mainframe platform that facilitated the creation of Virtual machines. This was a VERY popular OS for people to load onto their mainframes as now they wouldn't have to choose which OS to load, for applications as they could now load ALL of them.

			== Documentation sets ==
			Bitsavers has a few manuals online. They can be found here:
			*http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/370/vm370/

	== Getting this to run ==		== Getting this to run ==

2009-10-18T05:57:16Z

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	[[Image:Vm370.jpg\|150px\|right\|VM/370]]		[[Image:Vm370.jpg\|150px\|right\|VM/370]]
	VM/370 was the first OS on the [[S/370]] mainframe platform that facilitated the creation of Virtual machines. This was a VERY popular OS for people to load onto their mainframes as now they wouldn't have to choose which OS to load, for applications as they could now load ALL of them.		VM/370 was the first OS on the [[S/370]] mainframe platform that facilitated the creation of Virtual machines. This was a VERY popular OS for people to load onto their mainframes as now they wouldn't have to choose which OS to load, for applications as they could now load ALL of them.

			== Getting this to run ==
			Thankfully the software is available, although I've found a few 'issues' with the install process and I've outlayed a tested one here:
			[[Installing VM/370 on Hercules]]

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	[[Category:Operating Systems]]		[[Category:Operating Systems]]