DocumentCode
1524403
Title
Mark IV: evolution of the software product, a memoir
Author
Postley, John A.
Author_Institution
11271 Chalon Rd., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
20
Issue
1
fYear
1998
Firstpage
43
Lastpage
50
Abstract
The article describes the story of the evolution of an early commercial software product, Mark IV, from preconception through its early trials and tribulations to its realization. The goal was not always clear, the path was not always direct, but we got there. In 1965, the Mark IV file management system was conceived as a non application oriented software product, the first true such software in the field. It was designed to run on all IBM 360s but was never truly successful on the smallest ones. The suggested price was agreed at $30000
Keywords
file organisation; history; software development management; software packages; IBM 360s; Mark IV file management system; early commercial software product; memoir; non application oriented software product; software product; Autobiographies; Biographies; Biological materials; Decision support systems; Numerical analysis; Zirconium;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/85.646208
Filename
646208
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