TSS-8
E810935
TSS-8 was a time-sharing operating system developed for the PDP-8 minicomputer, enabling multiple users to interact with the system concurrently.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operating system
ⓘ
time-sharing operating system ⓘ |
| accessedVia |
teleprinter terminals
ⓘ
video terminals ⓘ |
| category |
PDP-8 software
ⓘ
historical operating systems ⓘ |
| computingModel | time-sharing ⓘ |
| computingParadigm | interactive time-sharing ⓘ |
| concurrentUsers | multiple users ⓘ |
| designedFor |
educational use
ⓘ
small multi-user systems ⓘ |
| developer |
DEC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Digital Equipment Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| executionModel | preemptive multitasking ⓘ |
| feature |
command-line interface
ⓘ
file system support ⓘ memory protection mechanisms ⓘ per-user accounts ⓘ per-user address space abstraction ⓘ resource accounting ⓘ terminal-based access ⓘ time-sliced CPU scheduling ⓘ |
| hardwareVendor | Digital Equipment Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUsers | multiple concurrent users ⓘ |
| memoryManagement | overlay-based techniques ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing time-sharing to low-cost minicomputers
ⓘ
multi-user operation on PDP-8 hardware ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | PDP-8 operating systems ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFor | PDP-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | minicomputer ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
interactive program development
ⓘ
time-sharing service ⓘ |
| runsOn | 12-bit architecture ⓘ |
| schedulingPolicy | time-slice scheduling ⓘ |
| supports |
batch and interactive jobs
ⓘ
concurrent user interaction ⓘ interactive computing ⓘ multi-user access ⓘ multiple simultaneous sessions ⓘ program development tools ⓘ |
| targetHardware | PDP-8 minicomputer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| userInterface | text-based interface ⓘ |
| wordSize | 12-bit ⓘ |
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