<s>
The	B-Operating_System
UNIVAC	I-Operating_System
III	O
,	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
improved	O
transistorized	B-Device
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
vacuum	O
tube	O
UNIVAC	B-Operating_System
I	I-Operating_System
and	O
UNIVAC	B-Device
II	I-Device
computers	O
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
June	O
1962	O
,	O
with	O
Westinghouse	O
agreeing	O
to	O
furnish	O
system	O
programing	O
and	O
marketing	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1962	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
UNIVAC	I-Operating_System
III	O
weighed	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
engineered	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
little	O
core	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
as	O
possible	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
very	O
expensive	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
UNIVAC	I-Operating_System
I	O
and	O
UNIVAC	B-Device
II	I-Device
data	O
,	O
two	O
accumulators	O
were	O
needed	O
to	O
store	O
a	O
12-digit	O
decimal	O
number	O
and	O
three	O
accumulators	O
were	O
needed	O
to	O
store	O
a	O
12-character	O
alphanumeric	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sperry	O
Rand	O
began	O
shipment	O
in	O
June	O
1962	O
and	O
produced	O
96	O
UNIVAC	B-Operating_System
III	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
systems(s )	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
UNIVAC	I-Operating_System
III	O
's	O
were	O
called	O
CHIEF	O
,	O
and	O
BOSS.The	O
assembly	O
language	O
was	O
SALT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
UNIVAC	B-Operating_System
III	I-Operating_System
systems	O
were	O
equipped	O
with	O
tape	B-Architecture
drives	I-Architecture
;	O
tapes	O
contained	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
data	O
at	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
any	O
tape	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UNIVAC	B-Operating_System
III	I-Operating_System
systems	O
could	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
32	O
tape	B-Architecture
drives	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
systems	O
were	O
equipped	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
random-access	B-General_Concept
FASTRAND	B-Device
drum	O
.	O
</s>
