NEC ACOS-4/XVP PX

ACOS-4/XVP PX
Description

The ACOS-4/XVP PX (which stood for “extended multi virtual processor, parallel extended”) was an operating system intended for NEC’s mid-range and large mainframes. NEC announced the operating system in July 1994 and started shipments in October 1994.

ACOS-4/XVP PX offered connectivity with open systems, realized large cost savings by adopting cutting-edge hardware technologies, and lengthened its advantage over other operating systems through various mainframe architecture revisions, such as parallel processing and cluster technologies. ACOS-4/XVP PX ran on Parallel ACOS mainframe series models, starting with the PX7500, which was announced in July 1994, and followed by the PX7800, PX7600SV, and PX7800SV.

Year First Manufactured
1994

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