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APIs in IBM mainframe computer operating systems
An access method is a function of a mainframe operating system that enables access to data on disk, tape or other external devices. Access methods were present in several mainframe operating systems since the late 1950s, under a variety of names; the name access method was introduced in 1963 in the IBM OS/360 operating system. Access methods provide an application programming interface (API) for programmers to transfer data to or from device, and could be compared to device drivers in non-mainframe operating systems, but typically provide a greater level of functionality. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Access methodA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: An encrypted medical blockchain data search method with access control mechanismInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: IBM PC ApprenticeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Laparoscopic Method for Optimal Peritoneal Dialysis AccessCited 121 times
- Go sideways: Basic sequential access methodA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Queued Sequential Access MethodA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A method or means, usually a software or hardware component of a mainframe, to access data on an external storage device.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A Laparoscopic Method for Optimal Peritoneal Dialysis Access
BRAM: The Broadcast Recognizing Access Method
An incremental access method for ViewCache
Retrograde method for percutaneous access to kidney
The limited access paradigm: Description of one method
Microscopic simulation evaluation method on access traffic operation
Access method concurrency with recovery
Double endoscope method to access intradiverticular papilla
🆕 Influential since 2022
An encrypted medical blockchain data search method with access control mechanism
Enhancing Microservices Security with Token-Based Access Control Method
Automated radiographic hip morphology measurements: An open-access method
Impact of central venous port implantation method and access choice on outcomes
The Fluoride Method: Access to Silver(III) NHC Complexes
📚 Books worth reading
IBM PC ApprenticeInc. Wordware Pub., Leonard Paul Kubiak · 1984
Validating the correctness of hardware implementations of the NBS data encryption standardJason Gait · 1977- 📕Working with Interpreters in Psychological TherapyJudith Boyles, Nathalie Talbot · 2017
Awareness through movementMoshe Feldenkrais · 1972
Understanding and Managing the Complexity of HealthcareWilliam B. Rouse, Nicoleta Serban · 2014
Microsoft Office 2008 For Mac BibleSherry Kinkoph Gunter · 2009
Office 2003 for dummiesWallace Wang · 2003
Foundations and applications of security analysisJoint Workshop on Automated Reasoning for Security Protocol Analysis and Issues in the Theory of Security (2009 York, England) · 2009
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