System Support Program

System Support Program

System Support Program (SSP) was the operating system of the IBM System/34 and System/36 minicomputers. SSP was a command-based operating system released in 1977. SSP originally contained 60 or so commands that were implemented on the System/34 from 1977 to 1983 in different versions called releases.

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enMain Menu of SSP 7.5, shown inside a TN5250 client
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enSystem Support Program (SSP) was the operating system of the IBM System/34 and System/36 minicomputers. SSP was a command-based operating system released in 1977. SSP originally contained 60 or so commands that were implemented on the System/34 from 1977 to 1983 in different versions called releases.
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System-36-ssp-main-menu.png
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IBM
Developer
IBM
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enSystem Support Program (SSP) was the operating system of the IBM System/34 and System/36 minicomputers. SSP was a command-based operating system released in 1977. SSP originally contained 60 or so commands that were implemented on the System/34 from 1977 to 1983 in different versions called releases.
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System Support Program
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enSystem Support Program
License
Proprietary software
License
Proprietary software
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Category:Computer-related introductions in 1979
Category:IBM operating systems
CICS
Command-line interface
Computer networking
Computer security
Control Program Facility
Data file
Distributed Data Management Architecture
IBM
IBM i
Magnetic stripe card
MAPICS
Menu (computing)
Minicomputer
Module (programming)
Object-code compatible
Operating system
Operational Control Language
Programmer and Operator Productivity Aid
Proprietary software
Screen Design Aid
Subroutine
Text editor
Name
enSystem Support Program
Name
enSystem Support Program (SSP)
PrecededBy
enSystem/32 System Control Program
SameAs
4n3hQ
Q5969041
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enSystem-36-ssp-main-menu.png
Subject
Category:Computer-related introductions in 1979
Category:IBM operating systems
SucceededBy
IBM i
SupportedPlatforms
enSystem/34 and System/36 minicomputer
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Command-line interface
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enDiscontinued