WAITS
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WAITS was an influential time-sharing operating system developed at Stanford University for the DEC PDP-10, notable for its advanced interactive computing and research-oriented features in the 1970s and 1980s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operating system
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time-sharing operating system ⓘ |
| basedOn | TOPS-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer |
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
command-line interface
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debugging facilities ⓘ device drivers for various terminals ⓘ file system with hierarchical organization ⓘ job control facilities ⓘ process scheduling ⓘ program development tools ⓘ system-wide text editors ⓘ virtual memory support (on later PDP-10 models) ⓘ |
| hardwarePlatform |
DEC PDP-10 KA10
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DEC PDP-10 KI10 NERFINISHED ⓘ DEC PDP-10 KL10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important example of 1970s time-sharing systems
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influential in the development of interactive computing at universities ⓘ |
| influenced |
later interactive computing environments
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time-sharing system design ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Project MAC timesharing system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfImplementation | assembly language for PDP-10 ⓘ |
| mainInstitution |
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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Stanford University Computer Science Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced interactive computing
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extensive debugging tools ⓘ multi-user time-sharing ⓘ powerful terminal support ⓘ research-oriented features ⓘ rich text-editing facilities ⓘ support for artificial intelligence research ⓘ support for computer music research ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFor | DEC PDP-10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
batch and interactive jobs
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file sharing among users ⓘ interactive programming ⓘ multiple simultaneous users ⓘ networked terminals ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artificial intelligence research
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computer music composition and research ⓘ general academic computing ⓘ software development ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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Stanford University campus computing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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