IBM System/360 architecture

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System/360
DesignerIBM
Bits32-bit
IntroducedApril 7, 1964 (1964-04-07)
DesignCISC
TypeRegister-Register
Register-Memory
Memory-Memory
EncodingVariable (2, 4 or 6 bytes long)
BranchingCondition code, indexing, counting
EndiannessBig
Page sizeN/A, except for 360/67
OpenYes
Registers
General-purpose16× 32-bit
Floating point4× 64-bit

The IBM System/360 architecture is the model independent architecture for the entire S/360 line of mainframe computers, including but not limited to the instruction set architecture. The elements of the architecture are documented in the IBM System/360 Principles of Operation and the IBM System/360 I/O Interface Channel to Control Unit Original Equipment Manufacturers' Information manuals.

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