Burroughs MCP (Master Control Program)
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Burroughs MCP (Master Control Program) is an early and influential operating system designed for Burroughs mainframe computers, notable for its advanced support of high-level languages like ALGOL and its pioneering concepts in system architecture and security.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Burroughs MCP | 0 |
| Burroughs B5000 system software | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Burroughs software product
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mainframe operating system ⓘ operating system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
MCP
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Master Control Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | stack machine oriented ⓘ |
| designGoal |
reliability for commercial data processing
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secure multi-user operation ⓘ support for high-level language execution ⓘ |
| developer |
Burroughs Corporation
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Unisys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
high-level language oriented system design
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later mainframe operating systems ⓘ |
| introduced | early concepts of object-based system structure ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
automatic memory management
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batch and interactive processing ⓘ descriptor-based memory architecture ⓘ designed primarily for high-level languages ⓘ early virtual memory concepts ⓘ fault-tolerant design features ⓘ fine-grained security model ⓘ integrated database support ⓘ single-level store concept ⓘ stack-based architecture support ⓘ strong process isolation ⓘ tagged memory ⓘ transaction processing support ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early and influential operating system design
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pioneering system architecture and security concepts ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFor |
Burroughs B5000 series
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Burroughs B5500 NERFINISHED ⓘ Burroughs B6500 NERFINISHED ⓘ Burroughs B6700 NERFINISHED ⓘ Burroughs large systems NERFINISHED ⓘ Unisys ClearPath MCP systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageSupport |
ALGOL
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COBOL NERFINISHED ⓘ Fortran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
capability-like access control
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hardware-enforced protection rings ⓘ strong type checking at runtime ⓘ |
| successorPlatform | Unisys ClearPath MCP line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
file-oriented I/O system
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job control language ⓘ multiprogramming ⓘ time-sharing ⓘ |
| vendor |
Burroughs Corporation
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Unisys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Burroughs B5000 system software