Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:10527 comp.os.misc:691 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!killer!usl!usl-pc!jpd From: jpd@usl-pc.usl.edu (DugalJP) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.os.misc Subject: Re: Does anyone still use Multics?? Message-ID: <136@usl-pc.usl.edu> Date: 5 Dec 88 20:44:03 GMT References: <6392@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> <9062@smoke.BRL.MIL> Reply-To: jpd@usl-pc.UUCP (DugalJP) Distribution: na Organization: Univ. of Southwestern La., Lafayette Lines: 20 In article <9062@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)) writes: >>Are there any sites out there that run Multics?? Is there any source code > >I think MULTICS is still in use and available (for a stiff fee) from >Honeywell. It was written primarily in PL/I. Multics is indeed still in use. Our two-processor L68/80 Multics is over 13 years old now, but stuck at release MR10.2 forever. Honeywell Bull dropped plans to build new faster hardware to support Multics, and was involved with the University of Calgary in investigating moving key systems software to Unix, as a migration path. I sure would love to have vfile_ running under Unix! -- James -- -- James Dugal, N5KNX USENET: ...!{dalsqnt,killer}!usl!jpd Associate Director Internet: jpd@usl.edu Computing Center US Mail: PO Box 42770 Lafayette, LA 70504 University of Southwestern LA. Tel. 318-231-6417 U.S.A.