B5000 series
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The B5000 series was a line of innovative mainframe computers from Burroughs, notable for their early use of stack-based architecture and high-level language support.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mainframe computer series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Burroughs B5000 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureType | stack-based architecture ⓘ |
| characterEncoding | 6-bit character set ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
business data processing
ⓘ
scientific computing ⓘ |
| companyLineage | Unisys mainframe line ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Robert S. Barton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-level language support
ⓘ
multi-programming ⓘ time-sharing ⓘ |
| influenced |
Burroughs B5500
NERFINISHED
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Burroughs B6500 NERFINISHED ⓘ Burroughs B6700 NERFINISHED ⓘ Burroughs large systems architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ high-level language oriented architectures ⓘ stack machine designs ⓘ |
| influencedBy | ALGOL 60 language design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instructionSetDesign | procedure-oriented ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Burroughs Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | second-generation computer system ⓘ |
| memoryProtection | hardware-enforced ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
automatic storage allocation
ⓘ
hardware support for high-level languages ⓘ hardware-managed stack ⓘ no general-purpose programmer-visible registers ⓘ reentrant code support ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early support for high-level languages in hardware
ⓘ
early use of stack-based architecture ⓘ |
| numericRepresentation |
binary fixed-point
ⓘ
binary floating-point ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
MCP
NERFINISHED
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Master Control Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDataType | tagged word ⓘ |
| successor | Burroughs B5500 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
automatic bounds checking
ⓘ
block-structured programming ⓘ recursive procedures ⓘ |
| supportsProgrammingLanguage | ALGOL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| systemType |
batch processing system
ⓘ
time-sharing system ⓘ |
| uses | descriptor-based memory management ⓘ |
| wordLength | 48-bit ⓘ |
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