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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 ==
TOPS-10 can run under emulation in [[SIMH]] and [[KLH10]].
*[https://www.sky-visions.com/dec/tops10.shtml Running TOPS-10 5.03, 6.03, 7.03, and 7.04 under SIMH]


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Revision as of 07:16, 11 April 2022


TOPS-10
Type: Multi-tasking, multi-user, virtual memory
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 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.