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Multics

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» Multicians.org Open in a new browser window - Multics was the acronym for "Multiplexed Information and Computing Service" - a mainframe timesharing operating system begun in 1965 and used up until 2000. Although this was the immediate forerunner of the Unix operating system, it was also in

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» Cardiff Multics Open in a new browser window - A brief history and some photographs of the system at the University of Wales.
» Honeywell DPS8 Open in a new browser window - Brief technical information on the DPS8 platform used to run the Multics OS, plus links.
» Mainz Multics Open in a new browser window - The history and technical details of the DPS8 installation at the University of Mainz, Germany. Site includes a photo gallery of Multics hardware components.
» Multics Home Page Open in a new browser window - Information on Multics, much of it from the newsgroup alt.os.multics.
» Multics Psalm Open in a new browser window - A humorous prayer well-known to veteran Multicians. Scanned PNG file.
» Multics Repository Open in a new browser window - A collection of applications written in PL/1, exec_com and other languagues, plus papers and other documentation [ftp].
» Multics Security Evaluation: Vulnerability Analysis Open in a new browser window - The USAF's analysis into potential weaknesses and strengths of the Multics OS. Published in 1974. Requires Acrobat Reader.
» Risks Digest: The End of the Multics Era Open in a new browser window - Article by Peter G. Neumann on the decommissioning of the last Multics system at the Canadian Department of National Defence in October 2000.
» Seattle Weekly: Multics and Mr. Rogers Open in a new browser window - Marking the demise of the Multics OS and drawing parallels with the PBS show "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."
» Slashdot: The Last Multics System Decommissioned Open in a new browser window - The announcement of the closure of the last Multics system and a brief discussion as the significance of the Operating System.
» The Creation of the Unix Operating System Open in a new browser window - The history of the development of Unix at Bell Labs, and how Multics was an important stepping stone.
» The Life and Times of the Multics OS Open in a new browser window - A short essay exploring the possibilities of porting the OS to a modern hardware environment
» Wikipedia - Multics Open in a new browser window - A brief history and description of this operating system with links to further reading.


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