ICL Series 39

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ICL Series 39 is a family of mainframe computer systems developed by International Computers Limited in the 1980s, known for supporting the VME operating system and used primarily in commercial and governmental data processing.

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instanceOf computer hardware platform
mainframe computer family
architecture ICL 2900 Series architecture compatible
compatibleWith ICL VME software environment NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designedFor high-reliability operation
large-scale transaction workloads
developer International Computers Limited NERFINISHED
hardwareType proprietary mainframe architecture
intendedUse commercial data processing
governmental data processing
introducedInDecade 1980s
manufacturer International Computers Limited NERFINISHED
marketSegment enterprise computing
mainframe computing
networkingCapability SNA connectivity (via VME subsystems)
X.25 connectivity (via VME subsystems)
notableIn British computing history
operatingSystem VME NERFINISHED
VME/B
VME/K NERFINISHED
partOf ICL mainframe product line
predecessor ICL 2900 Series NERFINISHED
successorTo earlier ICL mainframe ranges
supports batch processing
disk-based mass storage
magnetic tape storage
multi-processor configurations
multi-user time-sharing
multiprogramming
printer spooling
remote terminals
transaction processing
virtual memory
supportsFeature hierarchical file system under VME
job control under VME
security and access control under VME
supportsLanguage ALGOL NERFINISHED
COBOL NERFINISHED
FORTRAN NERFINISHED
PLI NERFINISHED
assembler
usedBy commercial organizations
government agencies
usedInCountry United Kingdom
usedInSector financial services
public sector
utilities

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