MULTICS

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:operating_system
gptkbp:architecture multitasking
modular
ring structure
gptkbp:availability high
gptkbp:compatibility specific hardware
commercial vendors
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:MIT
gptkbp:development 1960s to 1980s
gptkbp:end_of_life 1990s
gptkbp:file_system gptkb:Multics_File_System
gptkbp:first_released gptkb:1969
gptkbp:has_documentation extensive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MULTICS
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Unix
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:CTSS
gptkbp:interprocess_communication yes
gptkbp:is_scalable high
gptkbp:latest_version gptkb:1985
gptkbp:legacy influential in OS design
gptkbp:maintenance gptkb:complex
gptkbp:network yes
gptkbp:notable_feature security features
dynamic linking
multilevel security
hierarchical file system
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:General_Electric
gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkb:Bell_Labs
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Honeywell
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:US_Navy
gptkb:British_Telecom
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:operating_system Unix-like
gptkbp:original_purpose research and development
gptkbp:performance high
gptkbp:primary_use time-sharing
gptkbp:programming_language gptkb:PL/_I
gptkbp:provides_support_for multiple languages
gptkbp:ram yes
segmentation
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:security mandatory access control
gptkbp:successor gptkb:None
gptkbp:system_call_interface yes
gptkbp:system_portability limited
gptkbp:type mainframe operating system
gptkbp:user_base academic and research institutions
gptkbp:user_interface gptkb:Command_Line_Interface
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TOPS-10_Version_7.0
gptkb:TOPS-10_Version_8.0
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6