VM/370: a study of multiplicity and usefulness

  • Authors:
  • L. H. Seawright;R. A. MacKinnon

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • IBM Systems Journal
  • Year:
  • 1979

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Abstract

This paper is an overview of IBM'S Virtual Machine Facility/370. It describes the virtual machine concept and its capabilities and implementation in VM/370. Two components of VM/370 are discussed-the control program and the Conversational Monitor System. The usefulness of VM/370 in multiple and diverse environments is covered. New developments in VM/370 from hardware assists to system extensions, networking, and handshaking are briefly described as an introduction to the rest of the papers in this issue.