Simulating the IBM 360/50 mainframe from its microcode

The record

Author

Ken Shirriff

Type

Independent analysis

Tier

B: A high-quality independent analysis. Two agreeing tier B sources are needed to publish a figure.

Locator

Hardware of the Model 50; The Model 50’s internal architecture

Published

January 2022

Consulted

2026-09-26

Address

https://www.righto.com/2022/01/ibm360model50.html

Retrieved

252309 bytes, SHA-256 3f3e30fe8a1e3df2… Recorded by the pipeline as evidence of what was downloaded, never as a fact about the hardware.

License

Copyright the publisher. Short extracts are retained for verification of cited facts.

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