CTSS
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CTSS (Compatible Time-Sharing System) was one of the first time-sharing operating systems, pioneering interactive computing and influencing the design of later systems like Multics and Unix.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operating system
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time-sharing operating system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CTSS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | IBM 700/7000 series mainframe architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedBy | Fernando J. Corbató NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer |
MIT Computation Center
NERFINISHED
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MIT Project MAC NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfOperation | 1973 ⓘ |
| field |
computer science
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operating systems ⓘ |
| firstDemonstrated | 1961 ⓘ |
| firstOperationalUse | 1961 ⓘ |
| fullName | Compatible Time-Sharing System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major milestone in the evolution of operating systems
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precursor to Multics and Unix design ideas ⓘ |
| influenced |
Multics
NERFINISHED
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Unix NERFINISHED ⓘ time-sharing systems ⓘ |
| institutionalContext | MIT Project MAC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Fernando J. Corbató
NERFINISHED
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J. C. R. Licklider NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert M. Fano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationDeveloped | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
background and foreground job processing
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command-line interface ⓘ early email-like messaging facilities ⓘ file system with per-user directories ⓘ interactive time-sharing ⓘ online text editing ⓘ password-based user authentication ⓘ support for multiple simultaneous users ⓘ |
| operatedOn |
IBM 7090
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IBM 7094 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pioneeringAspect |
influenced design of later operating systems
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one of the first practical time-sharing systems ⓘ pioneered interactive computing on mainframes ⓘ |
| researchUse |
human-computer interaction experiments
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interactive computing research ⓘ time-sharing research ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
password-protected logins
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per-user file access controls ⓘ |
| startOfDevelopment | early 1960s ⓘ |
| supportedLanguage |
Fortran
NERFINISHED
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assembly language ⓘ |
| usedBy | MIT researchers and students ⓘ |
| usedFor | academic computing at MIT ⓘ |
| widerServiceAvailability | 1963 ⓘ |
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