Conversational Monitor System
Operating system / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Conversational Monitor System?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The Conversational Monitor System (CMS, originally Cambridge Monitor System)[1] is a simple interactive single-user operating system. CMS was originally developed as part of IBM's CP/CMS operating system, which went into production use in 1967. CMS is part of IBM's VM family, which runs on IBM mainframe computers. VM was first announced in 1972, and is still in use today as z/VM.
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2023) |
Quick Facts Developer, Initial release ...
Developer | IBM |
---|---|
Initial release | 1967; 57 years ago (1967) |
Platforms | IBM CP-40 |
Influenced by | Compatible Time-Sharing System |
Close
CMS runs as a "guest" operating system in a private virtual machine created by the VM control program. The control program plus CMS together create a multi-user time-sharing operating system.