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Historical Computers in Japan

Operating Systems

 

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YearMonthJapan
1958 03 NEC: Completed its first electronic computer "NEAC-1101" (parametron computer). It contained standard software such as a loader.
1958 11 Hitachi: Announced "HIPAC-101," a successor to parametron computer "HIPAC MK-I." It contained symbol input routine HISIP 101 as software.
1959 03 Oki Electric Industry: Completed parametron computer "OPC-1." It adopted two program control systems: a wiring system and a stored program system.
1959 05 NEC: Completed fully-transistorized computer "NEAC-2203." It contained standard software such as a loader.
1959 05 Hitachi: Announced transistor computer "HITAC 301." It contained assembly SAP-II, input program SIP and interpreter GITS as software.
1961 05 Oki Electric Industry: Completed transistor computer "OKITAC5090," which made full use of a magnetic core for the main storage. With its main application being scientific and engineering computing, it provided assembler language, FORTRAN, ALGOL and a magnetic tape monitor.
1961   Hitachi: Completed "HIPAC 103," which was designed and produced with the primary aim of performing scientific and engineering computing. It contained symbol input routines HISIP 103A and 103B and FORTRAN compiler "HARP103"
1961   Toshiba: Developed assembler for TOSBAC-3100.
1962   Toshiba: Developed assembler and loader for TOSBAC-4200.
1963 08 Mitsubishi Electric: Completed system programs (SIA, SIAS, FORTRAN, COBOL, LOGAND assembler, SORT and MERGE) for MELCOM-1530.
1963   Fujitsu: Completed software (FORTRAN, assembler, IOCS and SORT) for large-scale, general-purpose computer "FACOM 222."
1964 04 NEC: Announced the first OS "MOD I" for the NEAC Series 2200, which adopted the one-machine concept.
1964 09 Hitachi: Completed "HITAC-5020," which contained a monitor system consisting of monitors (system monitor and job monitor), HISAP 5020 (automatic coder with FCP), HARP 5020 (FORTRAN), etc.
1964 10 Toshiba : Developed magnetic drum-based OS "TOPS-1" for TOSBAC-3400.
1964   Toshiba : Developed software (assembler, COBOL, FORTRAN and RPG) for TOSBAC-4300.
1965 09 Hitachi: Announced OS "POS/TOS/TDOS/DOS" for the HITAC 8000, which was developed in technical collaboration with RCA.
1965 11 Toshiba : Announced magnetic tape-based OS "COS/MT" for TOSBAC-5100, which was capable of continuously performing batch jobs.
1966 01 Mitsubishi Electric: Completed model 10T, model 10PT and model 30T operating systems for MELCOM-3100.
1966 12 Fujitsu: Completed monitor "MCP II" for medium-scale, general-purpose computer "FACOM 230-20/30," which realized multi-programming processing.
1966   Fujitsu: Completed OS "MONITOR II (M-II)" for large-scale, general-purpose computer "FACOM 230-50," which realized the world’s first dynamic relocation.
1967 11 NTT: Formulated the DIPS development plan. Joint research and development between NTT, NEC, Hitachi and Fujitsu began.
1968 07 NEC: Announced OS "MOD IV" for medium-to-large machines of the NEAC series, which realized 20 multi-programming tasks including stacked job processing, online real-time processing and remote job processing.
1968 08 Fujitsu: Announced OS "BOS" for medium-scale batch processing and OS "ROS" for real-time processing, both for medium-scale general-purpose computer "FACOM 230-25/35."
1968 10 NTT: Completed the DIPS-0 BASIC system, which was realized to add a speech-processing function to HITAC 8400. Began providing system to the laboratory as part of practical application of a shared information processing system.
1968 12 Fujitsu: Completed OS "MONITOR V (M-V)" for FACOM 230-60, a large general-purpose computer that fully realized multi-task control.
1968   Mitsubishi Electric: Completed "MARK-III," a disk operating system for MELCOM-3100.


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