Casper Anthony Scalzi

The IBM history of memory management technology

The history of memory management technology in IBM during the period between the 1950s and the early 70s is discussed in this paper. The paper concentrates on the programming and operating system aspects of the problem, rather than the hardware technology involved.

Enterprise Systems Architecture/370: an architecture for multiple virtual space access and authorization

The Enterprise Systems Architecture/370™ provides a significant step in the IBM System/370 evolution by providing new capabilities for virtual addressing and program linkage across multiple address spaces. This paper reviews the evolution that led to this advance and illuminates the goals, such as eliminating growth constraints and improving security, integrity, reliability, and performance, that have guided it. The major architectural capabilities are discussed, along with the system environments in which they are useful. The rationale for design choices is presented and related to issues of performance, access authorization, and constraints relief.