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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'''. | ||
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| + | ==Basic Use== | ||
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| + | ==Networking== | ||
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| + | TOPS-20 can work with DECnet and with TCP/IP. It was a popular machine on the Internet during its early days (1980s). | ||
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| + | MIT added support for [[CHAOSnet]]. | ||
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| + | ==Devices== | ||
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| + | == How to get this running == | ||
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| + | TOPS-20 can run under emulation in [[SIMH]], [[KLH10]], and [[kx10]]. | ||
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| + | *[[Running TOPS-20 V4.1 under SIMH]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: PDP-10 Operating Systems]] | ||
| + | [[Category: DEC Operating Systems]] | ||
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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.
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.
