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MULTICS (3513/mul003)

Command system for Multics 

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Country: United States
Designed 1967
Published: 1967
Genus: Command systems
Sammet category: Multi-purpose

Command language for Multics.

from the Manual:
"The Multics Command Language provides the user with a concise means of expressing his wishes to the Multics system. The language and Implementation are based on the work and suggestions of L. Peter Deutsch, E. L. Glaser, R. M. Graham, C. N. Mooers, J. H. Saltzer, and C. Strachey."



People:
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CTSS → MULTICS   Evolution of
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MULTICS → sh   Evolution of
References:
  • W. H. Southworth, G. Schroeder, R. Sobecki, D. Eas (1968) W. H. Southworth, G. Schroeder, R. Sobecki, D. Eastwood "Multics Command Language" MULTICS SYSTEM-PROGRAMMERS' MANUAL Section BX.1.00 10/29/68 online Extract: Multics and PL/I
  • A. W. Colijn: (1980) A. W. Colijn: "A NOTE ON THE MULTICS COMMAND LANGUAGE" Calgary Computer Science Technical Reports 1980-47-05 December 1, 1980 Abstract
  • Mastrogiovanni, Amy P. (1988) Mastrogiovanni, Amy P. "Operating Systems: Some Reflections After a Meeting in Chicago"
          in (1988) Annals of the History of Computing 10(3) 1988
  • Norberg, Arthur L.; O'Neill, Judy E.; Freedman, Ke (1992) Norberg, Arthur L.; O'Neill, Judy E.; Freedman, Kerry J. "A history of the Information Processing Techniques Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency" The Charles Babbage Institute, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, October 1992 Extract: BESYS and MULTICS
          in (1988) Annals of the History of Computing 10(3) 1988
  • Tom Van Vleck entry for (1999) Tom Van Vleck entry for "Command Language" in "Multics Glossary" online Extract: Multics command language
          in (1988) Annals of the History of Computing 10(3) 1988
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