BOSS(ID:4724/bos002)

OR Simulator for Burroughs 

Burroughs Operational Systems Simulator
References:
  • Meyerhoff, A.J.; Roth, P.F., Shafer, P.E. and Troy, J.P.; BOSS, Applications Manual, Revised Edition; July 1970 Burroughs Corporation, Defense Space and Special Systems Group. view details
  • Roth, P.F. and Meyerhoff, A.J.; "BOSS Simulation of a Time Sharing Message Processing System for Bank Applications." Proceedings of Third Annual Simulation Symposium, Tampa, Florida, January, 1970. view details
  • Roth, Paul F. "The BOSS simulator - an introduction" view details Abstract: This paper introduces BOSS, the Burroughs Operational Systems Simulator. BOSS is a block-diagram-oriented, data-base-driven simulator program, in the general class of GPSS, as opposed to the programming language simulator, as typified by SIMULA. Simulators of the BOSS type are easily utilized by the analyst, with the cost of this facility being the relative lack of generality of expression provided by a language simulator.
          in Fourth Conference on the Applications of Simulation 9-11 December 1970 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY view details
  • Meyerhoff, A. J., Roth, P. F., and Sharer, Y. E. "BOSS Mark II Reference Manual." Technical Report 66099A, Burroughs Corporation, Paoli, Pennsylvania 1971 view details
          in Fourth Conference on the Applications of Simulation 9-11 December 1970 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY view details
  • Kay, I. M. "Digital Discrete Simulation Languages. Discussion and Inventory" view details Extract: BOSS
    Boss (Burroughs Operational System Simulator). This language was developed at the Burroughs Corporation by A. J. Meyerhoff, P. F. Roth, P. Shafer, and J. P. Troy.
    While not following GPSS block format, Boss is similar in that it allows the use of its own flowchart-like blocks for coding processes. Boss blocks, however, contain multiple functions; for instance, it has implicitly invoked queueing when a process task cannot obtain a resource. This imparts to Boss an extremely compact notation that is sufficiently powerful for most modeling applications.
          in Kay Ira M. and John McLeod,(Eds.), Progress in Simulation. New York: Gordon and Breach 1972 view details
  • Meyerhoff , Albert J. and Philip E. Shafer "BOSS Simulation of real-time computer systems" Proceedings of the 1973 symposium on Simulation of computer systems June 1973 view details Abstract: A description of the Burroughs Operational Systems Simulator (BOSS) is given. A BOSS process is shown which models a system disk call. The concept of embedded processes is introduced, exemplified and expanded using a model for retrieval in a message switch. The modeling of virtual memory in a computer system is discussed. A process sets the parameters for the use of a central processing unit (CPU) and then calls an embedded process that handles the events leading to CPU action. All events involved with the model for automatic search for core space and memory overlay are shown.
          in Kay Ira M. and John McLeod,(Eds.), Progress in Simulation. New York: Gordon and Breach 1972 view details