IBM GC20-1800-6 VM370 Introduction Rel 3 Oct76 free download

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File No. S370-20 Order No. GC20-1800-6 IBM Virtual Machine Facility/370 : Systems Introd uction , Release 3 PLC 8 This publication introduces VM/370, and defines the minimum equipment configuration necessary to execute it. It is intended for anyone who is-interested in VM/370. However, the reader should have a basic understanding of I BM data processing. VM/370 (Virtual Machine Facility/370) is an operating system that manages the resources of a single System/370 computer so that multiple computing systems (virtual machines) appear to ex'ist. VM/370 consists of a Control Program (CP), which manages the real computer, a Conversational Monitor System (CMS), which is a general-purpose conversational time-sharing system that executes in a virtual machine, a Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem (RSCS), which spools files to and from geographically remote locations, and an Interactive Problem Control System (IPCS), which is a problem reporting process. The first section of the publication is an introduction; it describes what VM/370 can do. The second, third, and fourth sections describe the Control Program, Conversational Monitor System, and Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem, respectively. The appendixes include information about system requirements, supported language processors and emulators, and VM/370-related publications for CMS users. This publication is a prerequisite for the VM/370 system library.