SIM360: A S/360 Simulator

Modern, large-scale computer systems typically operate under the control of an operating system or executive program, and reserve for the exclusive use of the operating system a set of privileged instructions, which the normal users may not issue. This very necessary arrangement produces a problem o...

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Main Author: McCray, Wm. Arthur
Other Authors: Donovan, John J.
Published: 2023
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148859
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description Modern, large-scale computer systems typically operate under the control of an operating system or executive program, and reserve for the exclusive use of the operating system a set of privileged instructions, which the normal users may not issue. This very necessary arrangement produces a problem of equipment availability for those who wish to develop or investigate operating systems programs, because such programs cannot be run as normal user jobs under an executive program. This thesis describes SIM360, a detailed simulator of the representative IBM S/360 computer, which was written to run student programs, programs assigned as machine problems for a course in operating systems. The simulator allows programs to issue all of the priveleged instructions of the S/360, and thus provides a readily available tool for the study of operating systems programs.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1488592023-03-30T03:38:44Z SIM360: A S/360 Simulator McCray, Wm. Arthur Donovan, John J. Modern, large-scale computer systems typically operate under the control of an operating system or executive program, and reserve for the exclusive use of the operating system a set of privileged instructions, which the normal users may not issue. This very necessary arrangement produces a problem of equipment availability for those who wish to develop or investigate operating systems programs, because such programs cannot be run as normal user jobs under an executive program. This thesis describes SIM360, a detailed simulator of the representative IBM S/360 computer, which was written to run student programs, programs assigned as machine problems for a course in operating systems. The simulator allows programs to issue all of the priveleged instructions of the S/360, and thus provides a readily available tool for the study of operating systems programs. 2023-03-29T14:02:59Z 2023-03-29T14:02:59Z 1972-05 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/148859 09589358 MIT-LCS-TM-030 MAC-TM-030 application/pdf
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