Accession Number:

AD0733585

Title:

The Design of the Venus Operating System

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MITRE CORP BEDFORD MA

Personal Author(s):

• Liskov, Barbara H.

Report Date:

1971-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

30.0

Abstract:

The Venus Operating System is an experimental multiprogramming system which supports five or six concurrent users on a small computer. The system is defined by a combination of microprograms and software. The paper describes the development of the system, with particular emphasis on the principles which guided the design.

Descriptors:

• *DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
• MEMORY DEVICES
• INPUT OUTPUT DEVICES
• TIME SHARING
• MULTIPLE OPERATION
• MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
• MULTIPLEXING

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware
• Computer Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE