B6000 series
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The B6000 series was a line of mainframe computers produced by Burroughs, notable for their innovative stack-based architecture and support for high-level languages.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mainframe computer line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Burroughs B6000 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureType | stack-based architecture ⓘ |
| basedOn | Burroughs B5000 architecture principles ⓘ |
| commercialStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| companyLineage | predecessor of Unisys MCP systems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataRepresentation | descriptor-based data representation ⓘ |
| designedBy | Burroughs Large Systems Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-level languages ⓘ |
| designedToAvoid | programming in assembly language ⓘ |
| emphasis |
high-level language execution efficiency
ⓘ
reliability for commercial workloads ⓘ |
| firstModel |
Burroughs B6500
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burroughs B6700 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hardwareSupport |
automatic bounds checking
ⓘ
stack-based procedure calls ⓘ string and decimal operations ⓘ |
| influenced |
Unisys ClearPath MCP systems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later stack machine designs ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
business computing
ⓘ
commercial data processing ⓘ time-sharing systems ⓘ |
| introduced | 1960s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Burroughs Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Burroughs Large Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | large enterprise computing ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
automatic stack management in hardware
ⓘ
descriptor-based memory architecture ⓘ hardware support for high-level language constructs ⓘ re-entrant code support ⓘ single-level store concept ⓘ tagged architecture ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Master Control Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| osFamily | MCP ⓘ |
| programmingModel | procedure-oriented ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Burroughs B5000 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityFeature | hardware-enforced protection via tags ⓘ |
| successor |
Burroughs B7000 series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burroughs B8000 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
ALGOL-like languages
ⓘ
COBOL NERFINISHED ⓘ FORTRAN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vendor | Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wordSize | 48-bit word ⓘ |
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