By R. J. Pankhurst
Communications of the ACM,
February 1968,
Vol. 11 No. 2, Pages 119-125
10.1145/362896.362923
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The general features of program overlay systems are described. Three main types—automatic, semiautomatic and non-automatic—are classified, and the programming techniques are explained as a function of machine hardware and other system features. The implementation of a semiautomatic overlay facility in a multiprogrammed system on the CDC 6600 is described in detail, with special reference to real time applications.
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