Hardware/software interaction on the Honeywell model 8200

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to describe the multiprogramming and multiprocessing features provided by the Honeywell Model 8200 and its Mod 8 Operating System. Many hardware features are included on the Model 8200 to enhance its multiprogramming performance, and these are utilized by the Mod 8 Operating System to reduce system overhead, to provide efficient usage of the computer's throughput capacity for any program mix, and to simplify the user's job of scheduling programs.