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TOPS-20 can run under emulation.  The two that I know of are [[SIMH]] and [[KLH10]].
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TOPS-20 can run under emulation in [[SIMH]], [[KLH10]], and [[kx10]].
  
 
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[[Category:DEC Operating Systems]]

Revision as of 07:47, 15 December 2017


TOPS-20
Architecture: PDP-10


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).

Devices

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How to get this running

TOPS-20 can run under emulation in SIMH, KLH10, and kx10.