RSX-11
E229933
PDP-11 operating system
multi-user operating system
operating system family
real-time operating system
RSX-11 is a family of real-time, multi-user operating systems for PDP-11 minicomputers, widely used in industrial and embedded applications in the 1970s and 1980s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RSX-11 canonical | 4 |
| RSX-11D | 1 |
| RSX-11M | 1 |
| RSX-11M-PLUS | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PDP-11 operating system
ⓘ
multi-user operating system ⓘ operating system family ⓘ real-time operating system ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Real-Time System Executive for the PDP-11 ⓘ |
| architecture | 16-bit ⓘ |
| designedFor | PDP-11 ⓘ |
| developer | Digital Equipment Corporation ⓘ |
| feature |
command-line interface
ⓘ
device-independent I/O system ⓘ file system with hierarchical directories ⓘ overlay support for large programs ⓘ preemptive multitasking ⓘ priority-based scheduling ⓘ privileged and non-privileged tasks ⓘ task-based process model ⓘ |
| influenced |
VMS
ⓘ
surface form:
VAX/VMS
other DEC real-time operating systems ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long operational lifetimes in embedded deployments
ⓘ
widespread industrial adoption ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamilyMember |
IAS
ⓘ
Micro/RSX ⓘ RSX-11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
RSX-11D
RSX-11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
RSX-11M
RSX-11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
RSX-11M-PLUS
|
| supports |
multi-tasking
ⓘ
multi-user time-sharing ⓘ real-time applications ⓘ |
| supportsProgrammingLanguage |
BASIC
ⓘ
C ⓘ Fortran ⓘ MACRO-11 ⓘ Pascal ⓘ |
| supportsUserMode |
real-time control users
ⓘ
timesharing users ⓘ |
| targetHardware |
PDP-11
ⓘ
surface form:
PDP-11/20
PDP-11 ⓘ
surface form:
PDP-11/40
PDP-11 ⓘ
surface form:
PDP-11/45
PDP-11 ⓘ
surface form:
PDP-11/70
other PDP-11 models ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWidespreadUse |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| usedIn |
aerospace systems
ⓘ
embedded systems ⓘ industrial control systems ⓘ laboratory automation ⓘ military systems ⓘ process control ⓘ telecommunications systems ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RSX-11D
this entity surface form:
RSX-11M
this entity surface form:
RSX-11M-PLUS