Difference between revisions of "IBM System/360"
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The System/360 was supplanted by the [[System/370]]. | The System/360 was supplanted by the [[System/370]]. | ||
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| + | == Specs == | ||
| + | *The 360 is a 32bit machine | ||
| + | *16 general purpose 32-bit registers, 0 to 15 (usually Equated to the labels "R0" through "R15") | ||
| + | *4 floating point 64-bit registers numbered 0, 2, 4 and 6, and | ||
| + | *a Program Status Word (PSW). The program status word is composed of the privileged bit, the program counter, and the memory protection key. | ||
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| + | The 360 is a BIG endian machine, with values stored as high to low. | ||
== Emulation == | == Emulation == | ||
Revision as of 02:55, 22 October 2009
The System/360 is a groundbreaking mainframe computer introduced by IBM on April 7, 1964. It ran a variety of software, such as MVS.
The System/360 was supplanted by the System/370.
Specs
- The 360 is a 32bit machine
- 16 general purpose 32-bit registers, 0 to 15 (usually Equated to the labels "R0" through "R15")
- 4 floating point 64-bit registers numbered 0, 2, 4 and 6, and
- a Program Status Word (PSW). The program status word is composed of the privileged bit, the program counter, and the memory protection key.
The 360 is a BIG endian machine, with values stored as high to low.
Emulation
I don't think there is any direct S/360 emulators out there... However I'm pretty sure that Hercules will run System 360 software as the 370 is upwards compatible with the 360.
