Burroughs mainframe systems
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Burroughs mainframe systems were a line of large-scale, business-oriented computers known for their advanced stack-based architecture and strong support for high-level languages, particularly in financial and commercial applications.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burroughs mainframe product line | 1 |
| Burroughs mainframe systems canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
computer hardware platform
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mainframe computer family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Burroughs large systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureType | stack-based architecture ⓘ |
| competesWith |
Honeywell mainframes
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IBM System/360 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM System/370 NERFINISHED ⓘ UNIVAC mainframes ⓘ |
| designGoal | support for high-level languages ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy |
hardware and software co-design
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high-level language orientation over assembly language ⓘ |
| includesSeries |
Burroughs B5000 series
NERFINISHED
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Burroughs B6000 series NERFINISHED ⓘ Burroughs B6500 NERFINISHED ⓘ Burroughs B6700 NERFINISHED ⓘ Burroughs B7000 series NERFINISHED ⓘ Burroughs B7700 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later stack machine designs
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research in secure and reliable operating systems ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Burroughs Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
commercial data processing systems
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large-scale business computers ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
automatic bounds checking
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descriptor-based memory architecture ⓘ emphasis on secure and reliable transaction processing ⓘ hardware-supported stack mechanism ⓘ strong typing enforced by hardware ⓘ support for reentrant code ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | MCP (Master Control Program) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| osFeature |
MCP supports batch and online transaction processing
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MCP supports multiprogramming NERFINISHED ⓘ MCP supports virtual memory NERFINISHED ⓘ MCP written in a high-level language ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
business data processing
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commercial applications ⓘ financial applications ⓘ |
| resultOf | Burroughs large systems product line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorOrganization | Unisys mainframe systems ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage |
ALGOL
NERFINISHED
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Burroughs Extended ALGOL NERFINISHED ⓘ COBOL ⓘ FORTRAN NERFINISHED ⓘ PL/I (via compilers on some models) ⓘ |
| targetIndustry |
banking
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government data centers ⓘ insurance ⓘ large enterprises ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
introduced in the 1960s
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widely used in the 1970s ⓘ widely used in the 1980s ⓘ |
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