B5000

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mainframe computer
gptkbp:architecture stack machine
gptkbp:designedFor business data processing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B5000
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Burroughs_B7700
gptkb:Unisys_ClearPath_MCP_series
gptkb:Burroughs_B6700
gptkb:Burroughs_B6500
Burroughs B8500
gptkbp:introduced 1961
gptkbp:length 48 bits
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Burroughs_Corporation
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:Burroughs_Corporation
gptkbp:notableFor descriptor-based memory management
hardware-enforced separation of code and data
support for multitasking
no assembly language exposed to users
support for reentrant code
early use of high-level language programming
hardware support for ALGOL
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:MCP_(Master_Control_Program)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Burroughs_B5500
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:B4000
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7