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NORD-TSS, or NORD Time Sharing System was designed and implemented over a period of three years. During the summer holidays of 1971, Bo Lewendal (system programmer at [[Norsk Data]]) implemented the initial version. It was further developed throughout 1972, and was a finished product in 1973.
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'''NORD-TSS''', or '''NORD Time Sharing System''' was designed and implemented over a period of three years. During the summer holidays of 1971, Bo Lewendal (system programmer at [[Norsk Data]]) implemented the initial version. It was further developed throughout 1972, and was a finished product in 1973.
  
 
NORD-TSS has the following general features:
 
NORD-TSS has the following general features:
* Has a command interpreter (Utility Command Processor)
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* Has a [[command interpreter]] (Utility Command Processor)
 
* Can run FORTRAN, BASIC, MAC, QED, TRAM and more, and user programs
 
* Can run FORTRAN, BASIC, MAC, QED, TRAM and more, and user programs
* Has a general purpose file system with various types of access and protection modes
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* Has a general purpose [[file system]] with various types of access and protection modes
 
* Peripheral devices are included in the file system
 
* Peripheral devices are included in the file system
 
* Has a HELP command
 
* Has a HELP command
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* Includes a MAIL subsystem for sending messages to other users
 
* Includes a MAIL subsystem for sending messages to other users
 
* Includes a system for online communication with other users ''(internal IRC?)''
 
* Includes a system for online communication with other users ''(internal IRC?)''
* Has a batch processing system
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* Has a [[batch processing]] system
 
* Has various commands for investigation and administration
 
* Has various commands for investigation and administration
 
* Has a Monitor Call System to provide user access to input / output functions, string functions, formatting routines and file system routines ''(system functions)''
 
* Has a Monitor Call System to provide user access to input / output functions, string functions, formatting routines and file system routines ''(system functions)''
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== References ==
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* [http://www.ndwiki.org/wiki/NORD-TSS NDWiki: NORD-TSS]
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[[Category:Operating Systems]]
 
[[Category:Operating Systems]]
 
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[[Category:Norsk Data Software]]
== References ==
 
[http://www.ndwiki.org/wiki/NORD-TSS NDWiki: NORD-TSS]
 

Latest revision as of 15:15, 9 September 2022

NORD-TSS, or NORD Time Sharing System was designed and implemented over a period of three years. During the summer holidays of 1971, Bo Lewendal (system programmer at Norsk Data) implemented the initial version. It was further developed throughout 1972, and was a finished product in 1973.

NORD-TSS has the following general features:

  • Has a command interpreter (Utility Command Processor)
  • Can run FORTRAN, BASIC, MAC, QED, TRAM and more, and user programs
  • Has a general purpose file system with various types of access and protection modes
  • Peripheral devices are included in the file system
  • Has a HELP command
  • Has a DESCRIBE subsystem for short descriptions of any command
  • Includes a MAIL subsystem for sending messages to other users
  • Includes a system for online communication with other users (internal IRC?)
  • Has a batch processing system
  • Has various commands for investigation and administration
  • Has a Monitor Call System to provide user access to input / output functions, string functions, formatting routines and file system routines (system functions)

References