Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:10522 comp.os.misc:690 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!webber From: webber@athos.rutgers.edu (Bob Webber) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.os.misc Subject: Re: Does anyone still use Multics?? Message-ID:Date: 6 Dec 88 04:16:07 GMT References: <6392@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> <281@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 14 In article <281@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP>, freedman@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Daniel Freedman) writes: < Well, we have a 5 processor Multics system which we use as a general < purpose mainframe. We also do a lot of Multics maintenance and development < work for Honeywell (I guess it must be Honeywell Bull these days). < Multics itself was written in PL/I except for those bits written in < ALM, Multics' assembly language. The funny thing about Multics is < that although it is 20 years old, there are oodles of features present < on Multics that you won't find anywhere else. Even if you do find < them elsewhere, they often aren't as good. Is there anything one should be aware of that isn't presented in the Organick book? --- BOB (webber@athos.rutgers.edu ; rutgers!athos.rutgers.edu!webber)