IBM System/360 Model 40: Difference between revisions

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==Microprogramming==

[[Image:IBM 360 20 TROS.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Transformer read-only storage]] (TROS), from the IBM System 360/40]]

Like most System/360 models the Model 40 wasis [[microcode|microprogrammed]]. The microcode wasis stored in [[transformer read-only storage]] (TROS), organized as up to 8192 words of 56 bits each. Standard microcode consistedconsists of up to 4096 words. The additional 4096 words wereare used for the 1401 or 1410 compatibility feature.<ref name="FE">{{cite book |last1=IBM Corporation |title=IBM Field Engineering Manual of Instruction: System/360 model 40 Functional Units |date=1970 |pages=52–73 |url=http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/fe/2040/SY22-2843-1_Model_40_Functional_Units_Mar70.pdf}}</ref>

==IBM 1400 series emulation==