MULTIPROGRAMMING IN A SMALL-SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENT.

Abstract

The report discusses multiprogramming systems architectures suitable for use with small machines of the PDP-8 class. Techniques for task and I/O device scheduling, storage and device allocation, buffer and timer management, and command language interpretation are discussed in detail. Illustrative details are freely drawn from a follow-on version of RAMP, a multiprogramming system now used in several applications involving process control, message switching, and terminal control. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0691181

Entities

People

  • David L. Mills

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Computer Programming
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Language
  • Multiprogramming
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Switching
  • Terminals

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design