| ArchMach / MAGIC / MagicSix [message #375986] |
Tue, 13 November 2018 06:08  |
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Originally posted by: Lars Brinkhoff
Hello,
I trying to determine if the operating system developed at MIT Architecture
Machine Group still exists in some form. It was initially called MAGIC
(Mockapetris and Gregory's Interactive Computer). A later version was written
in a subset of PL/1 and was called MagicSix. It ran on Interdata, later Perkin-
Elmer, minicomputers.
I have collected some tidbits of information here:
http://gunkies.org/wiki/MagicSix
Best regards,
Lars Brinkhoff
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| Re: ArchMach / MAGIC / MagicSix [message #376116 is a reply to message #375986] |
Thu, 15 November 2018 01:49  |
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Originally posted by: Lars Brinkhoff
Lars Brinkhoff:
> I trying to determine if the operating system developed at MIT Architecture
> Machine Group still exists in some form. It was initially called MAGIC
> (Mockapetris and Gregory's Interactive Computer). A later version was written
> in a subset of PL/1 and was called MagicSix.
I have now heard from some MIT Media Lab people that were among the last few
MagicSix users. They haven't seen the backup tapes for some time, so by now
I guess they are lost forever.
However, the MagicSix Emacs editor called SINE was copied to the SAIL PDP-10
from which there are backups in excellent condition. Ted Anderson and Bruce
Baumgart are helping me locate the files.
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