IBM POWER (software)

For the RISC instruction set architecture developed by IBM, see Power ISA.
For the high-end processors developed by IBM, see IBM Power microprocessors.

POWER was an IBM operating system enhancement package that provided spooling facilities for the IBM System/360 running DOS/360 or retrofitted with modified DOS/360.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Upgrades, POWER/VS and POWER/VSE were available for and the IBM System/370 running DOS/VS and DOS/VSE respectively. POWER is an acronym for Priority Output Writers, Execution processors and input Readers.[7]: p.1.1 

  1. ^ Lee, Iva Helen (1990). DOS/VSE and VSE/POWER job control language and concepts. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall. ISBN 9780132186292. OCLC 19740536.
  2. ^ Stotts, Gary A. (1990). DOS/VSE: Introduction to the Operating System. Wellesley, Mass.: QED Information Sciences. pp. 199–. ISBN 9780894353321. OCLC 21764709.
  3. ^ Hudders, Eugene S. (1993). VSE/SP and VSE/ESA: A Guide to Performance Tuning. Boston: QED Pub. Group. p. 165. ISBN 9780894354267. OCLC 301594235.
  4. ^ Eckols, Steve; Milnes, Michele (1989). DOS/VSE JCL. Fresno, Calif.: M. Murach. pp. 181–. ISBN 9780911625509. OCLC 38983728.
  5. ^ Graubart-Cervone, H. Frank (1994). VSE/ESA JCL: Utilities, Power, and VSAM. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780070241282. OCLC 831360751.
  6. ^ Davis, William S. (1992). Operating Systems: A Systematic View (4th ed.). Redwood, Calif.: Addison-Wesley. pp. 252–. ISBN 9780201567014. OCLC 23694140.
  7. ^ IBM Corporation (1974). DOS/VS POWER/VS Installation and Operations (PDF).