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7. The Scheduling System
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8. Details of the Atlas 1 computer installations
Contents
Preface
1 Introduction
2 The Co-ordination of Routines
2.1 The structure of the Supervisor
2.2 Interrupt Routines
2.3 Supervisor Extracode Routines
2.4 Object Programs
2.5 Error conditions
3 Store Organization
3.1 Indirect addressing and the One-level store
3.2 The Drum Transfer Routine
3.3 The Use of Main Store by the Supervisor
4 Magnetic Tape Supervisor Routines
4.1 The Magnetic Tape Facilities
4.2 The Block Address Interrupt Routine
4.3 Organization of Tape Operations
4.4 The Title Block
4.5 Magnetic Tape Failures
4.6 Half-inch Magnetic Tape
5 Peripheral Equipment
5.1 Peripheral Interruptions
5.2 Attention by Operators
5.3 Store Organization of Input and Output Information
6 The Operating System
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Input
6.3 Output
6.4 Headings and Titles
6.5 Job Description - Input
6.6 Job Description - Output
6.7 Job Description - Tapes
6.8 Job Description - Miscellaneous
6.9 End-of-Document Markers
6.10 Logging and Charging for Machine Time
6.11 Methods of Using the Operating System
7 The Scheduling System
7.1 Introduction
7.2 The Advantage of a Computer-Organized Scheduling System
7.3 The Task of the Scheduler
7.4 Streams
7.5 Assembly of Jobs
7.6 Interaction with Operators
7.7 Tape Allocation Routine
7.8 Space Allocation Routine
7.9 Conclusion
8 Details of the Atlas 1 Computer Installations
8.1 The Manchester University Atlas 1 (MUSE)
8.2 The London University Atlas 1
8.3 The S.R.C. (Chilton) Atlas 1
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