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Time-sharing operating system
that Multics "has influenced all modern operating systems since, from microcomputers to mainframes." Initial planning and development for Multics started
Multics
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
to implement the idea in the Multics operating system. Pouzin returned to his native France in 1965, and the first Multics shell was developed by Glenda
Command-line_interface
an experimental time-sharing operating system called Multics for the GE-645 mainframe. Multics introduced many innovations, but also had many problems
History_of_Unix
Family of computer operating systems
General Electric were developing Multics, a time-sharing operating system for the GE 645 mainframe computer. Multics featured several innovations, but
Unix
Computer files in nested directories
items in the list separated by path separators. The path separator is > on Multics, / on Unix-like systems, and \ on MS-DOS 2.0 and later, Windows, and OS/2
Hierarchical_file_system
Shell command for listing files
command appeared in the first version of AT&T UNIX. The name inherited from Multics and is short for "list". ls is part of the X/Open Portability Guide since
Ls
Programming language for automation scripts
Retrieved March 9, 2012. Van Vleck, Thomas (ed.). "Multics Glossary – A — (active function)". Multics. Retrieved March 9, 2012. Varian, Melinda (April 1991)
Scripting_language
Multics version of Emacs text editor
Multics Emacs is an early implementation of the Emacs text editor. It was written in Maclisp by Bernard Greenberg at Honeywell's Cambridge Information
Multics_Emacs
American computer scientist known for Unix (born 1943)
Bell Labs, Thompson and Dennis Ritchie worked on the Multics operating system. While writing Multics, Thompson created the Bon programming language. He
Ken_Thompson
Mainframe computer
645 mainframe computer was a development of the GE 635 for use in the Multics project. This was the first computer that implemented a configurable hardware
GE_645
Command-line interpreter for Unix operating system
It was modeled after the Multics shell, developed in 1965 by American software engineer Glenda Schroeder. Schroeder's Multics shell was itself modeled
Unix_shell
Early typesetting programs
then moved the BCPL version to Multics when the IBM 7094 on which CTSS ran was being shut down. Documentation for the Multics version of RUNOFF described
TYPSET_and_RUNOFF
Machine instruction code that executes properly regardless of where in memory it resides
segmented systems such as Burroughs MCP on the Burroughs B5000 (1961) and Multics (1964), and on paging systems such as IBM TSS/360 (1967), code was also
Position-independent_code
Procedural, imperative computer programming language
publishing it in the GY33-6003 manual. These manuals were used by the Multics group and other early implementers. The first compiler was delivered in
PL/I
Layer of protection in computer systems
levels. Multics was an operating system designed specifically for a special CPU architecture (which in turn was designed specifically for Multics), and
Protection_ring
Utility software for combining files
computing, Multics provided the archive command – a basic archiver without compression – that descended from the CTSS command of the same name. Multics also
File_archiver
American multinational conglomerate
GE's ongoing Multics operating system project. The design and features of Multics greatly influenced the Unix operating system. Multics influenced many
Honeywell
American computer scientist (1926–2019)
second project, Multics, which was adopted by General Electric for its high-end computer systems (later acquired by Honeywell). Multics pioneered many
Fernando_J._Corbató
Character encoding standard
what terminals and printers needed to receive, to display that material. Multics introduced an innovation: it used only one character (LF), to represent
ASCII
Hobbyist use of older computer equipment
holder of Multics) which released the source code for MR12.5, the final official 1992 Multics release, to MIT in 2006. The release of Multics source code
Retrocomputing
Filename suffix that indicates the file's type
operating systems to adopt the same concept, first with CP/M and then DOS. The Multics file system took this concept further by adopting the concept of making
Filename_extension
Text typesetting markup software
systems. Roff was a Unix version of the runoff text-formatting program from Multics, which was a descendant of RUNOFF for CTSS (the first computerized text-formatting
Roff_(software)
Special characters in computing signifying the end of a line of text
system.[citation needed] The Multics operating system began development in 1964 and used LF alone as its newline. Multics used a device driver to translate
Newline
Family of text editors
Bernard Greenberg wrote Multics Emacs almost entirely in Multics Lisp at Honeywell's Cambridge Information Systems Lab. Multics Emacs was later maintained
Emacs
Type of malware
a US Air Force report in 1974 on the analysis of vulnerability in the Multics computer systems. The term "Trojan horse" was popularized by Ken Thompson
Trojan_horse_(computing)
Fatal error condition in Unix-like operating systems
difference between the design philosophies of Unix and its predecessor Multics. Multics developer Tom van Vleck recalls a discussion of this change with Unix
Kernel_panic
American computer scientist known for Unix (1941–2011)
dissertation. During the 1960s, Ritchie and Ken Thompson worked on the Multics operating system at Bell Labs. Thompson then found an old PDP-7 machine
Dennis_Ritchie
General Electric mainframe computers
used by the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System (DTSS) and the Multics operating system. Multics was supported by virtual memory additions made in the GE 645
GE-600_series
1970 mainframe computer
the 6180, and supported Multics. Lower-end Level 66 and Level 68 processors were introduced in 1975; in the case of the Multics compatible 68/60, the key
Honeywell_6000_series
Code-breaking game
known as MOO was widely available for early mainframe computers, Unix and Multics systems, among others. The game is usually played with four digits, but
Bulls_and_cows
Operating system from General Electric
information. Multics today, under the DPS8M simulator, retains the capability of running GCOS jobs, both batch and timesharing, via the "Multics GCOS Environment
General Comprehensive Operating System
General_Comprehensive_Operating_System
DBMS and RAD MS .Net IDE). IBM Business System 12 IBM IS1 IBM PRTV (ISBL) Multics Relational Data Store Comparison of object–relational database management
List of relational database management systems
List_of_relational_database_management_systems
Computer memory management technique
S2CID 6434322. "Multics Execution Environment". Multicians.org. Retrieved 9 October 2016. Organick, Elliott I. (1972). The Multics System: An Examination
Virtual_memory
Computing resource shared by concurrent users
Thesis, 1973. "40 years of Multics, 1969-2009", an interview with Professor Fernando J. Corbató on the history of Multics and origins of time-sharing
Time-sharing
Topics referred to by the same term
an Ethernet protocol Early PL/I, a PL/I subset dialect used to write Multics Extensor pollicis longus muscle External plexiform layer École polytechnique
EPL
System allowing a device to imitate another
DPS8M Simulator running Multics on Linux
Emulator
Command used to begin execution of a program
functionality called KRunner. It is accessible via the same key binds. The Multics shell includes a run command to run a command in an isolated environment
Run_command
Software that manages computer hardware resources
multiple users could access the computer simultaneously. The operating system MULTICS was intended to allow hundreds of users to access a large computer. Despite
Operating_system
1979 computer spreadsheet application
developed for the Apple II computer using a 6502 assembler running on the Multics time-sharing system, VisiCalc was ported to numerous platforms, both 8-bit
VisiCalc
Computer file containing plain text
keep track of the file size in bytes. Some operating systems, such as Multics, Unix-like systems, CP/M, DOS, the classic Mac OS, and Windows, store text
Text_file
Direct interface to an operating system
Tool for Calling and Chaining Procedures in the System In 1964, for the Multics operating system, Louis Pouzin conceived the idea of "using commands somehow
Shell_(computing)
Topics referred to by the same term
Uniplexed, the rumored U in Unix (or Unics); as opposed to the multiplexed of Multics Uniplex (UK) Ltd., litigant in a European Court of Justice case regarding
Uniplex
Software that translates code from one programming language to another
CMU team went on to develop BLISS-11 compiler one year later in 1970. Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service), a time-sharing operating
Compiler
Form of computer communication over the internet or locally
Time-Sharing System (CTSS) and Multiplexed Information and Computing Service (Multics) in the mid-1960s. Initially, some of these systems were used as notification
Instant_messaging
Message shown to computer users on login
the day are fetched from a system file: Compatible Time-Sharing System; Multics: the motd info segment; TOPS-10 Incompatible Timesharing System (ITS) Unix-like
Message_of_the_day
descriptor from Multics. The definitions include a structure for the base array information and a structure for each dimension. (Multics ran on systems
Data_descriptor
Computer operating system
direction taken by CTSS, and later, Multics; the name was a parody of "CTSS", as later the name "Unix" was a parody of "Multics". CTSS and ITS file systems have
Compatible Time-Sharing System
Compatible_Time-Sharing_System
Command in various command line shells
shell environment. The command is available in operating systems such as Multics, Heath Company HDOS, CP/M Plus, DOS, IBM OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, IBM
Help_(command)
Minicomputer introduced in 1964
first UNIX system, then named Unics as a pun on Multics despite only using two design elements from Multics, in assembly language on a PDP-7, as the operating
PDP-7
American multinational conglomerate (1892–2024)
Bell Laboratories (which soon dropped out) joined with MIT to develop the Multics operating system on the GE 645 mainframe computer. The project took longer
General_Electric
Computer memory management scheme
70/46 and the Time Sharing Operating System (TSOS) (1967), the GE 645 and Multics (1969), and the DEC PDP-10 with added BBN-designed paging hardware and
Memory_paging
1969 video game
Bell Labs on the Multics operating system on a GE 645 mainframe. During his work, Thompson developed Space Travel on the system. Multics was a collaborative
Space_Travel_(video_game)
Shell command that reports the working directory
print_wdir, pwd (Multics help segment)". MIT. Archived from the original on 2 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2020. Van Vleck, Tom. "Unix and Multics". Multicians
Pwd
American computer scientist (1932–2026)
the principles that make them fail less often.. Neumann worked on the Multics operating system in the 1960s, and edited the RISKS Digest columns for
Peter_G._Neumann
Security by granting only essential access
Jerome H. (1974). "Protection and the control of information sharing in multics". Communications of the ACM. 17 (7): 388–402. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.226.3939
Principle_of_least_privilege
Technology for controlling access to file system items
the author of the file to change the file's permissions. Users on the Multics time-sharing system have a "Person_id", and projects have a "Project_id";
File-system_permissions
General-purpose programming language
implemented in a language other than assembly. Earlier instances include the Multics system (which was written in PL/I) and Master Control Program (MCP) for
C_(programming_language)
Method of bypassing authentication or encryption in a computer
Schell (1974), which was a United States Air Force security analysis of Multics, where they described such an attack on a PL/I compiler, and call it a
Backdoor_(computing)
Computer storage term
levels of storage types. Multics, for instance, had three levels originally: main memory, a high-speed drum, and disks. Multics was highly influential,
Single-level_store
1960s computer command processor
CTSS circa 1963. He released a paper in 1965 describing a design for the Multics shell which includes a brief description of RUNCOM followed by a second
RUNCOM
Relational database for the Multics operating system
The Multics Relational Data Store, or MRDS for short, was the first commercial relational database management system. It was written in PL/1 by Honeywell
Multics_Relational_Data_Store
Coordinated cutover for incompatible changes in software or protocols
versions to coexist during the transition. The term is commonly traced to the Multics project: a system-wide change to the system's handling of the ASCII character
Flag_day_(computing)
American mathematician and computer scientist
head of the Multics project at Bell Labs and later executive director of Research in the Information Systems Division of AT&T Bell Labs. Multics, whilst not
Victor_A._Vyssotsky
Command in various operating systems
which was rewritten by Daniel Papasian using the C programming language. Multics uses the command where abbreviated as wh. The command is available as a
Which_(command)
Software development philosophy
Addison-Wesley, September 17, 2003 (ISBN 0-13-142901-9) Final Report of the Multics Kernel Design Project by M. D. Schroeder, D. D. Clark, J. H. Saltzer, and
Unix_philosophy
Line-oriented text editor for the SDS 940
introducing regular expressions. Thompson rewrote QED in BCPL for Multics. The Multics version was ported to the GE-600 system used at Bell Labs in the
QED_(text_editor)
Shell command for renaming a file or directory
the CP/M, MP/M, Cromemco DOS, TRIPOS, OS/2, ReactOS, SymbOS, and DexOS. Multics includes a rename command to rename a directory entry, which could be contracted
Ren_(command)
Form of interprocess communication
found already in the 1971 description of the input-output subsystem of the Multics OS. However, prior to the introduction of UNIX OS with its "pipes", redirection
Redirection_(computing)
in 1961 and in production use from 1964 to 1974. It paved the way for Multics, CP/CMS, and all other time-sharing environments. Time-sharing concepts
History_of_CP/CMS
Function of computer operating systems
the paging hardware. The Multics operating system is probably the best known system implementing segmented memory. Multics segments are subdivisions
Memory management (operating systems)
Memory_management_(operating_systems)
Historical programming language
McIlroy and Bob Morris wrote Multics runoff in BCPL based on Jerry Saltzer's MAD version of RUNOFF for CTSS.", "Multics Software Features: Section 1.7
MAD_(programming_language)
463. ISBN 9781430219491. The things that I [Ken Thompson] liked [about Multics] enough to actually take were the hierarchical file system and the shell
Time-sharing_system_evolution
List of permissions for a system resource
implementation; the first implementation of ACLs was in the filesystem of Multics in 1965. A filesystem ACL is a data structure (usually a table) containing
Access-control_list
Shell command for writing to standard output
Windows Multics OS/2 DOS TSC FLEX MetaComCo TRIPOS Zilog Z80-RIO OS-9 Panos FlexOS ReactOS MPE/iX KolibriOS SymbOS EFI shell. echo began within Multics. After
Echo_(command)
Type of computer software
also available in a variety of non-Unix-like operating systems, such as Multics, VM/CMS, OpenVMS, MP/M, Concurrent CP/M, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser
Multi-user_software
American cryptographer (1932–2011)
compiler called EPL for the Multics project. The pair also contributed a version of runoff text-formatting program for Multics. Morris's contributions to
Robert_Morris_(cryptographer)
GNU replacement for the Bourne shell
below: Free and open-source software portal Comparison of command shells Multics § Commands, exec_com: the first command processor. FTP download from GNU
Bash_(Unix_shell)
Computer environment variable
general, each executing process or user session has its own PATH setting. Multics originated the idea of a search path. The early Unix shell only looked
PATH_(variable)
Computer operating system
CTSS F. J. Corbató and V. A. Vyssotsky, "Introduction and Overview of the MULTICS System", Proc. Fall Joint Computer Conference (AFIPS) 27, pp. 185–96 (1965)
Z/VM
Programming language used in many domains
of PL/I was used as the standard systems programming language for the Multics operating system. Since PL/I, the distinction between scientific and commercial
General-purpose programming language
General-purpose_programming_language
Cooling of air in an enclosed space
Sally; Rognoni, Magda (2006). "Vulnerability to Heat-Related Mortality: A Multicity, Population-Based, Case-Crossover Analysis". Epidemiology. 17 (3): 315–323
Air_conditioning
Equal sharing of all resources by multiple identical processors
multiprocessor GE-635 systems ran in a master-slave asymmetric fashion, unlike Multics on multiprocessor GE-645 systems, which ran in a symmetric fashion. Starting
Symmetric_multiprocessing
American mathematician and computer scientist
Unix. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s McIlroy contributed programs for Multics (such as RUNOFF) and Unix operating systems (such as diff, echo, tr, join
Douglas_McIlroy
Early packet switching network (1969–1990)
Project Genie at the University of California, Berkeley, and another for Multics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Taylor recalls the circumstance:
ARPANET
American computer scientist (born 1939)
and early 1970s, he was one of the team leaders of the Multics operating system project. Multics, though not particularly commercially successful in itself
Jerry_Saltzer
Technology research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Defense
time-sharing. All modern operating systems rely on concepts invented for the Multics system, developed by a cooperation among Bell Labs, General Electric and
DARPA
Operating system feature that integrates dynamic libraries into a program at runtime
where specific reentrant modules are loaded at system startup time. In the Multics operating system all files, including executables, are segments. A call
Dynamic_linker
Computer key
powerful Emacs text editor, which had, or would receive, influential ports on Multics, Unix, and many other operating systems, and saw wide adoption at institutions
Super_key_(keyboard_button)
Software for editing plain text documents
original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-06. "Multics Emacs: The History, Design and Implementation". Some Multics users purchased these terminals ..., using
Text_editor
Programmable text editor
TECO Screenshot of Multics TECO opening a file Original author Dan Murphy Initial release 1962/63 Operating system OS/8, ITS, TOPS-10, TOPS-20, RT-11
TECO_(text_editor)
American computer scientist
leading the network group there. He wrote 10 papers, 1 Multics Technical Bulletin, 82 Multics System Programmer's Manual sections. When internetworking
Michael_A._Padlipsky
List of programming languages types and the languages that meet its description
Corporation 1961 ALGOL 60 MCP PL/I IBM, SHARE 1964 ALGOL 60, FORTRAN, some COBOL Multics PL360 Niklaus Wirth 1968 ALGOL 60 ALGOL W C Dennis Ritchie 1969 BCPL Most
List of programming languages by type
List_of_programming_languages_by_type
Reliance on design or implementation secrecy for security
Incompatible Timesharing System (ITS) say it was coined in opposition to Multics users down the hall, for whom security was far more an issue than on ITS
Security_through_obscurity
American computer scientist; creator of Morris Worm; associate professor at MIT
Robert Morris was a computer scientist at Bell Labs, who helped design Multics and Unix; and later became the chief scientist at the National Computer
Robert_Tappan_Morris
TOS/360 (IBM's Tape Operating System) Livermore Time Sharing System (LTSS) Multics (MIT, GE, Bell Labs for the GE-645) (announced) Pick operating system SIPROS
Timeline_of_operating_systems
Common Lisp function that produces formatted text
functionally originates in MIT's Lisp Machine Lisp, where it was based on Multics. The format function is specified by the syntax: format destination controlString
Format_(Common_Lisp)
American computer scientist
for use by Social Scientists. The Consistent System ran on top of the Multics operating system. His involvement with Internet protocols began in 1969
John_Klensin
American system software company
to task by GE for failing to deliver a promised PL/I compiler for the Multics project. Don Peckham was bought out. With Dave McFarland, also from Digitek
Digitek
Network protection device or software
with the Next-generation Intrusion Detection Expert System (NIDES). The Multics intrusion detection and alerting system (MIDAS), an expert system using
Intrusion_detection_system
Core of a computer operating system
For this reason, security and access control became a major focus of the Multics project in 1965. Another ongoing issue was properly handling computing
Kernel_(operating_system)
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English pet form of Nicholas.English : from a Middle English personal name derived from the Old English byname Cola (from col ‘(char)coal’, presumably denoting someone of swarthy appearance), or the Old Norse cognate Koli.Scottish and Irish : when not of English origin, this is a reduced and altered form of McCool.In some cases, particularly in New England, Cole is a translation of the French surname Charbonneau.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kohl.An Irish family by the name of Cole was established in Fermanagh by Sir William Cole (1576–1653). He was the first Provost of Enniskillen, and his descendants became earls of Enniskillen. The family is thought to have originated in Devon or Cornwall.
Girl/Female
Hindu
A blessing for richness or wealthiness
Male
Serbian
(Јован) Serbian form of Greek Ioannes (Latin Johannes), JOVAN means "God is gracious."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Old; Decayed; Female Offspring
Boy/Male
Arabic
Honest; Pious
Male
Greek
(Ζακχαῖος) Greek form of Hebrew Zakkay, ZAKCHAIOS means "clean, innocent." In the bible, this is the name of a tax collector.Â
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Scholar of Religious Laws; Jurist
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Doing Virtuous Deeds
Boy/Male
Hindu
The Sun, Lord Surya (Sun)
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
A Kuru King who Helped Yudhisthir to Win the Throne of Hastinapur
MULTICS
MULTICS
MULTICS
MULTICS
MULTICS