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See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burroughs_large_systems#B5000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burroughs_large_systems#B5000 for background. Some noteworthy first
by jleader 15y ago
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burroughs_large_systems#B5000 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burroughs_large_systems#B5000 for background.
Some noteworthy firsts:
First commercial implementation of virtual memory
Tagged, stack-based architecture, designed for easier compiler implementation
Most of the OS and other systems software written in a high-level language (a dialect of Algol 67)
The descendant of this architecture is still in production as the Unisys ClearPath/MCP architecture
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- jleader 15y agoGah, of course I meant Algol 60 (a much simpler language than Algol 68, there was no Algol 67)!