TOS/360

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TOS/360 was an early tape-based operating system developed by IBM for its System/360 mainframe computers, providing basic job control and batch processing capabilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IBM mainframe operating system
operating system
architecture System/360 binary compatibility
basedOn magnetic tape storage
bootMedium magnetic tape
category tape-based operating system
compatibleWith System/360 instruction set
contemporaneousWith DOS/360
OS/360
designedBy IBM System/360 development team
designedFor systems without disk drives
developer IBM
distributionModel bundled with IBM hardware
documentationLanguage English
era 1960s
executionModel batch
expandsTo Tape Operating System
hasAbbreviation TOS
hasFeature Job Control Language
hasType proprietary software
historicalRole early operating system for System/360 without disks
inputMedium punched cards
introducedFor low-end System/360 configurations
licensor IBM
memoryManagement simple fixed partitioning
operatingSystemFor IBM System/360
outputMedium line printer
platform IBM System/360 architecture
primaryUse commercial data processing
scientific computing
provides I/O control
basic job management
device management
relatedTo BOS/360
OS/360
scheduling batch job scheduling
storageMedium magnetic tape
successor DOS/360
supports batch processing
job control
sequential file processing
targetHardware small System/360 models
usedIn business computing environments
data centers
userInterface punched card input

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
IBM System/360
IBM System/360 ("BOS/360")
osFamily
TOS/360 ("BOS/360")
relatedTo

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