The Atlas Scheduling System
D. J. Howarth, Philip Douglas Jones, Michael T. Wyld · The Computer Journal · 1962
The Atlas computing system involves an operating system which is implemented by the Supervisor program held in the store of the computer. One part of the Supervisor is the scheduler program which determines the order in which available jobs are assembled in store, compiled and executed. The essential features of the operating system are outlined and the task of the scheduler program within the framework of this system is described. The advantages of a computer-organized scheduling system are pointed out, and an account is given of the salient features of the particular scheduling system which is used on Atlas.