other trivia from ibm jargon:

MVM - n. Multiple Virtual Memory. The original name for MVS (q.v.),
which fell foul of the fashion of changing memory to storage.

MVS - n. Multiple Virtual Storage, an alternate name for OS/VS2
(Release 2), and hence a direct descendent of OS. OS/VS2 (Release 1)
was in fact the last release of OS MVT, to which paging had been
added; it was known by some as SVS (Single Virtual Storage). MVS is
one of the big two operating systems for System/370 computers (the
other being VM (q.v.)). n. Man Versus System.

... snip ...

as part of the "Man Versus System" theme ... it had become significantly
much easier to work out lots of computer concepts and design on
vm370/cms ... and then later port the implementation to MVS ... than
trying to start on an MVS base.

some time ago, I got a request about the history of adding virtual
memory to all 370s ... old post with exchange from IBMer involved (who
recently passed) with references of os/v2, future systems, hasp/asp,
etc
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011d.html#73

other parts of the thread
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011d.html#71
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011d.html#72
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011d.html#74


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