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From: webber@athos.rutgers.edu (Bob Webber)
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Subject: Re: Does anyone still use Multics??
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Date: 6 Dec 88 04:16:07 GMT
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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)