The functional structure of OS/360, Part I: Introductory survey

Abstract

The environment that may confront an operating system has lately undergone great change. For example, in its several compatible models, SYSTEM/360 spans an entire spectrum of applications and offers an unprecedented range of optional devices. <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">1</sup> It need come as no surprise, therefore, that OS/360—the Operating System for SYSTEM/360—evinces more novelty in its scope than in its functional objectives.