Difference between revisions of "RTS-8"
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| creator = [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]  | | creator = [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]  | ||
| year introduced = 1976?  | | year introduced = 1976?  | ||
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| − | '''RTS/8''' is a compact [[real-time system|real-time]] [[operating system]] designed for the [[PDP-8 family]] of   | + | '''RTS-8''' (later spelled '''RTS/8''') is a compact [[real-time system|real-time]] [[operating system]] designed for the [[PDP-8 family]] of [[processor]]s (except the [[PDP-8/S]]). This system allows up to 63 [[task]]s to run concurrently and compete for resources on a fixed priority basis. It is permanently resident in [[main memory]]; it does not include a [[file system]].  | 
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| + | It can be used for a wide range of [[application]]s in which a number of processes must be monitored and controlled. As with other real-time systems, RTS-8 responds to physical or conceptual events to permit the timely execution and scheduling of tasks. It can support [[OS/8]] for [[program]] development, using a second console [[terminal]].  | ||
== References ==  | == References ==  | ||
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| + | * [http://bitsavers.org/ Bitsavers]: [http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/dec/pdp8/rts8/DEC-08-ORTMA-C-D_RTS8_V2B_UsersMan_Feb77.pdf RTS/8 User's Manual]  | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 22 June 2020
| RTS-8 | |
| Type: | real-time | 
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| Creator: | DEC | 
| Architecture: | PDP-8 | 
| Date Released: | 1976? | 
RTS-8 (later spelled RTS/8) is a compact real-time operating system designed for the PDP-8 family of processors (except the PDP-8/S). This system allows up to 63 tasks to run concurrently and compete for resources on a fixed priority basis. It is permanently resident in main memory; it does not include a file system.
It can be used for a wide range of applications in which a number of processes must be monitored and controlled. As with other real-time systems, RTS-8 responds to physical or conceptual events to permit the timely execution and scheduling of tasks. It can support OS/8 for program development, using a second console terminal.