Talk:CTSS
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I thought about moving this to "Compaitble Time-Sharing System", and turning this into a disambig page, but I don't have the energy; the Cray system is so rare, and the MIT system so historic, I'm not sure it's the right move anyway. Noel 19:16, 3 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- The system is best known by its abbreviation. I think having a disambiguation page where 99% of all people will go one way is pretty lame, so I think the current setup is the right way to go.
- By the way, what was CTSS compatible with? I never could figure that out.
CTSS Source code
Paul Pierce's CTSS source archive is at
http://www.piercefuller.com/library/ctss.html?id=ctss
There you can find a 5MB ZIP of the CTSS listing tape, with everything. Supervisor, commands, salvager, etc. This is a wonderful resource. You'll have to know a little FAP and MAD to understand it. There are even a few programs in AED-0, an Algol variant.
Rob Storey has been posting in alt.folklore.computers about the 7094 emulator he's writing. It has progressed to the point where it can run IBSYS and FORTRAN IV. Some folks suggested that he try CTSS next. Sounds like a great project.
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