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The design and implementation of multiprogrammed, time-sharing computer systems continues long after the system is put to use. A tool is needed that will measure and evaluate the computer system while it is in operation, as an aid to further development or optimization for a particular usage. Research into the possibility of developing this tool was undertaken at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering. The research led to the design of the tool, which is presented in this report. It is called the Meta-system.
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Andrew S. Noetzel (1971) studied this question.