IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> wrote on 04/14/2009 
11:08:43 AM:

> I recall, and possibly erroneously at that, that Format 1 CCWs were 
> added into the processor architecture at the same time that MVS had 
> support added for real storage sizes greater than 16MB, which was 
> one of the main reasons for "expanding" with the new XA (expanded 
> architecture) that was first made available in 1983.

  Format 1 CCWs were added in XA (eXtended Architecture). 
Real storage sizes up to 64MB were implemented on
370 via IDAWs and two extra Page Table Entry bits. 

Jim Mulder   z/OS System Test   IBM Corp.  Poughkeepsie,  NY

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