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| − | + | '''TOPS-10''' was [[DEC]]'s [[operating system]] for the early [[PDP-10]] computers. It was descended from the 'Monitor' OS used on the [[PDP-6]]. It provided both [[batch processing]] and [[time-sharing]] capabilities. | |
| − | '''TOPS-10''' was [[DEC]]'s [[operating system]] for the early [[PDP-10]] computers. It was descended from the 'Monitor' OS used on the [[PDP-6]]. It provided both [[batch]] and [[time-sharing]] capabilities. | ||
TOPS-10 allowed programs to be separated into data and [[object code]] segments; the latter could be shared by all [[process]]es running that program. Once support for [[virtual memory]] was added to the hardware (in the [[KI10]]), TOPS-10 added support for that. | TOPS-10 allowed programs to be separated into data and [[object code]] segments; the latter could be shared by all [[process]]es running that program. Once support for [[virtual memory]] was added to the hardware (in the [[KI10]]), TOPS-10 added support for that. | ||
| − | == How to get this running == | + | ==How to get this running== |
TOPS-10 can run under emulation in [[SIMH]] and [[KLH10]]. | TOPS-10 can run under emulation in [[SIMH]] and [[KLH10]]. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp10/TOPS10/ TOPS10] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]] | |
| + | ** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp10/SMP_Paper.txt TOPS-10 Symmetric Multiprocessing] - includes a very good overview of multi-processing in general | ||
| + | * [https://www.inwap.com/pdp10/tops-history.txt The History of TOPS, or Life in the Fast AC's] | ||
| + | * [https://hack.org/mc/writings/hackerdom/tonyr20.text Tony in RH20 Land] | ||
| + | * [https://www.sky-visions.com/dec/tops10.shtml Running TOPS-10 5.03, 6.03, 7.03, and 7.04 under SIMH] | ||
[[Category: PDP-10 Operating Systems]] | [[Category: PDP-10 Operating Systems]] | ||
[[Category: DEC Operating Systems]] | [[Category: DEC Operating Systems]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:32, 28 November 2023
| TOPS-10 | |
| Type: | Multi-tasking, multi-user, virtual memory |
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| Creator: | DEC |
| Architecture: | PDP-10 |
| This Version: | 7.04 |
TOPS-10 was DEC's operating system for the early PDP-10 computers. It was descended from the 'Monitor' OS used on the PDP-6. It provided both batch processing and time-sharing capabilities.
TOPS-10 allowed programs to be separated into data and object code segments; the latter could be shared by all processes running that program. Once support for virtual memory was added to the hardware (in the KI10), TOPS-10 added support for that.
How to get this running
TOPS-10 can run under emulation in SIMH and KLH10.
External links
- TOPS10 - documentation at Bitsavers
- TOPS-10 Symmetric Multiprocessing - includes a very good overview of multi-processing in general
- The History of TOPS, or Life in the Fast AC's
- Tony in RH20 Land
- Running TOPS-10 5.03, 6.03, 7.03, and 7.04 under SIMH
