Compatible Time-Sharing System
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historical computer system
interactive computing system
research operating system
time-sharing operating system
Compatible Time-Sharing System was one of the earliest and most influential time-sharing operating systems, pioneering interactive computing and concepts that shaped modern operating systems.
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| Compatible Time-Sharing System canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical computer system
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interactive computing system ⓘ research operating system ⓘ time-sharing operating system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CTSS ⓘ |
| basedOn | IBM 7090 batch operating environment ⓘ |
| chiefDesigner | Fernando J. Corbató NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| computingParadigm |
multi-user interactive computing
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time-sharing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer |
MIT Computation Center
NERFINISHED
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MIT Project MAC NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | mainframe computing era ⓘ |
| firstDemonstrated | 1961 ⓘ |
| hardwareRequirement |
disk storage (later configurations)
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magnetic core memory ⓘ magnetic tape storage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest time-sharing systems
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pioneered interactive computing ⓘ shaped design of modern operating systems ⓘ |
| inception | early 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Multics
NERFINISHED
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Unix NERFINISHED ⓘ later time-sharing operating systems ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
command interpreter for interactive use
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file system with per-user directories ⓘ modern password security practices ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstDeployment | MIT Computation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
background and foreground job processing
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command-line interactive access via terminals ⓘ early email-like messaging facilities ⓘ online text editing ⓘ password-based user authentication ⓘ per-user file system with access control ⓘ time-sliced CPU scheduling ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFor |
IBM 7090
NERFINISHED
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IBM 7094 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
interactive computing
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resource sharing among multiple users ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor | Multics time-sharing system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedUsersSimultaneously | dozens of users ⓘ |
| usedAt | MIT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
academic research
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education ⓘ software development ⓘ |
| userInterface |
teletype terminals
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typewriter-like consoles ⓘ |
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