Burroughs B5000 series

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The Burroughs B5000 series was a pioneering line of mainframe computers known for its innovative stack-based architecture and strong support for high-level programming languages.

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instanceOf mainframe computer
mainframe computer
mainframe computer
mainframe computer
mainframe computer
mainframe computer
mainframe computer family
announced 1961
mid-1960s
architectureType stack machine
stack-based architecture
commercialAvailability 1962
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dataRepresentation tagged words
designedBy Robert S. Barton
designedFor high-level programming languages
firstModel Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burroughs B5000
includesModel Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burroughs B5000

Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burroughs B5500

Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burroughs B5700

Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burroughs B6500

Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burroughs B6700

Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burroughs B7700
influenced Unisys ClearPath MCP systems
later stack machine designs
introduced early 1960s
manufacturer Burroughs Corporation
memoryProtection hardware-enforced
notableFor absence of conventional assembly language
early use of virtual memory concepts
hardware support for high-level languages
operatingSystem MCP series
surface form: MCP
partOfSeries Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
primaryLanguage ALGOL
primaryUse business data processing
scientific computing
successorOf Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
surface form: Burroughs B5000
supports ALGOL
COBOL
uses descriptor-based memory
tagged architecture
wordSize 48-bit

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Burroughs Corporation notableProductLine Burroughs B5000 series
Burroughs Corporation notableProductLine Burroughs B5000 series
this entity surface form: Burroughs B5500
Burroughs Corporation notableProductLine Burroughs B5000 series
this entity surface form: Burroughs B6500
Burroughs Corporation notableProductLine Burroughs B5000 series
this entity surface form: Burroughs B6700
Burroughs Corporation notableProductLine Burroughs B5000 series
this entity surface form: Burroughs B7700
Burroughs B5000 ALGOL compiler targetArchitecture Burroughs B5000 series
this entity surface form: Burroughs B5000
Burroughs B5000 ALGOL compiler designedFor Burroughs B5000 series
this entity surface form: Burroughs B5000 operating environment
Burroughs B5000 ALGOL compiler runsOn Burroughs B5000 series
this entity surface form: Burroughs B5000 mainframe
Burroughs B5000 series firstModel Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Burroughs B5000
Burroughs B5000 series partOfSeries Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Burroughs B5000
Burroughs B5000 series includesModel Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Burroughs B5000
Burroughs B5000 series includesModel Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Burroughs B5500
Burroughs B5000 series includesModel Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Burroughs B5700
Burroughs B5000 series includesModel Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Burroughs B6500
Burroughs B5000 series includesModel Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Burroughs B6700
Burroughs B5000 series includesModel Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Burroughs B7700
Burroughs B5000 series successorOf Burroughs B5000 series self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Burroughs B5500
this entity surface form: Burroughs B5000
Burroughs B1900 series predecessor Burroughs B5000 series