Prologue: The Burroughs B 5000

This issue of the Annals is devoted to the history of the B 5000 mainframe system. Twenty-five years ago the B 5000 was considered by many people to be a radical departure from the traditional computer system design of that time. In many ways the design of this system and its successors is still rec...

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Published in:Annals of the history of computing 1987-01, Vol.9 (1), p.6-7
Main Author: Rosin, Robert F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archives & records
Design
Editors
Hardware
Operating systems
Programming environments
Project management
Shareholder meetings
Technological innovation
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Summary:This issue of the Annals is devoted to the history of the B 5000 mainframe system. Twenty-five years ago the B 5000 was considered by many people to be a radical departure from the traditional computer system design of that time. In many ways the design of this system and its successors is still recognized as not only pioneering but exceptional.
ISSN:0164-1239
1058-6180
1934-1547
DOI:10.1109/MAHC.1987.10009