| Company / developer | General Motors, North American Aviation |
|---|---|
| Working state | Historic |
| Initial release | 1956 |
| Marketing target | Batch processing |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Supported platforms | IBM 704 |
The GM-NAA I/O input/output system of General Motors and North American Aviation was the first operating system for the IBM 704 computer.[1]
It was created in 1956 by Robert L. Patrick of General Motors and Owen Mock of North American Aviation.[1] It was based on a system monitor created in 1955 by programmers of General Motors for its IBM 701.
The main function of GM-NAA I/O was to automatically execute a new program once the one that was being executed had finished (batch processing). It was formed of shared routines to the programs that provided common access to the input/output devices.
Some version of the system was used in about forty 704 installations.[1]
See also
- SHARE Operating System, an operating system based on GM-NAA I/O.
- Timeline of operating systems
References
- ^ a b c "Timeline of Computer History: 1956: Software". Computer History Museum. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1956. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
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