In <68b5f70ac126ab4dad0e627d782a606a3e5...@ufexch-mbxn01.ad.ufl.edu>,
on 08/15/2014
at 05:29 PM, "Nims,Alva John (Al)" <ajn...@ufl.edu> said:
>I think "IML" started as "Initial Machine Load" (before Microcode
>machines, 360's maybe) and it then transitioned into the "Initial
>Microcode Load"
No. S/360 used read only storage for microcode until the 360/25,
except for a small amount on the 360/85. The term initial
micro-program load (IMPL) came in with the S/370; I don't recall when
they shortened the abbreviation to IML.
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ISO position; see <http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html>
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