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== Specs ==
 
== Specs ==
*24 bit address space for a maximum 16MB of RAM.
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*24 bit address space for a maximum 16MB of RAM (later models: 31 bits)
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*16x32-bit control registers, in supervisor mode only
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*16x32-bit general purpose registers
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* 4x64-bit floating point registers (could be used as 2x128-bit floating point registers)
  
 
== Games ==
 
== Games ==

Revision as of 14:11, 24 December 2015

People using a 370

The System/370 continued the tradition of the prior System/360 by expanding the instruction set, and adding the new ability of virtualization.. It ran a variety of software, such as MVS, and the newer VM/370.

The System/370 was supplanted by the S/390.

Specs

  • 24 bit address space for a maximum 16MB of RAM (later models: 31 bits)
  • 16x32-bit control registers, in supervisor mode only
  • 16x32-bit general purpose registers
  • 4x64-bit floating point registers (could be used as 2x128-bit floating point registers)

Games

Well thankfully there seems to have been some games....

Emulation

The 370 can be emulated by the following emulators: