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| name = TOPS-20 | | name = TOPS-20 | ||
| + | | creator = [[DEC]] | ||
| + | | year introduced = 1976 | ||
| + | | type = Multi-tasking, multi-user, virtual memory | ||
| architecture = [[PDP-10]] | | architecture = [[PDP-10]] | ||
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'''TOPS-20''' is an [[operating system]] for the [[PDP-10]], [[DECSYSTEM-20]]. It was descended from [[TENEX]], an operating system for a modified version of the earlier [[KA10]] PDP-10; hence its nickname of '''TWENEX'''. | '''TOPS-20''' is an [[operating system]] for the [[PDP-10]], [[DECSYSTEM-20]]. It was descended from [[TENEX]], an operating system for a modified version of the earlier [[KA10]] PDP-10; hence its nickname of '''TWENEX'''. | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 2 April 2022
| TOPS-20 | |
| Type: | Multi-tasking, multi-user, virtual memory |
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| Creator: | DEC |
| Architecture: | PDP-10 |
| Date Released: | 1976 |
TOPS-20 is an operating system for the PDP-10, DECSYSTEM-20. It was descended from TENEX, an operating system for a modified version of the earlier KA10 PDP-10; hence its nickname of TWENEX.
Basic Use
Networking
TOPS-20 can work with DECnet and with TCP/IP. It was a popular machine on the Internet during its early days (1980s).
MIT added support for CHAOSnet.
