IBM System/370

E40167

IBM mainframe mainframe computer family

IBM System/370 is a family of IBM mainframe computers introduced in the 1970s that extended and modernized the System/360 architecture while maintaining backward compatibility.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IBM mainframe → mainframe computer family →
addressWidth	24-bit →
announcementDate	1970-06-30 →
architecture	IBM System/370 architecture →
backwardCompatibleWith	IBM System/360 →
basedOn	IBM System/360 architecture →
compatibleWith	DOS/VS → MVS → OS/360 → OS/VS1 → OS/VS2 → VM/370 →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
dataWidth	32-bit →
developer	IBM →
familyIncludes	high-end models → low-end models → midrange models →
feature	channel I/O architecture → hardware support for virtualization (via VM/370) → support for multiple operating systems →
initialModels	IBM 155 → IBM 165 →
instructionSetArchitecture	System/370 ISA →
introduced	1970 →
maintains	backward compatibility with System/360 software →
manufacturer	IBM →
marketedFor	business data processing → commercial transaction processing → scientific computing →
notableModel	IBM 135 → IBM 145 → IBM 158 → IBM 168 → IBM 3033 → IBM 3081 → IBM 3083 → IBM 3090 →
predecessor	IBM System/360 →
successor	IBM ESA/370 → IBM System/390 →
supports	byte-addressable memory → dynamic address translation → virtual memory →
usedIn	financial institutions → government data centers → large enterprises →
wordSize	32-bit →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
IBM System z ("System/370 architecture") → IBM System/360 →	compatibleWith
IBM System/360 → IBM System/370 ("IBM ESA/370") →	successor
IBM System/370 ("IBM System/370 architecture") →	architecture
IBM System/360 →	influenced
IBM System/370 ("IBM 155") →	initialModels
IBM System/370 ("System/370 ISA") →	instructionSetArchitecture
IBM System/370 ("IBM 158") →	notableModel