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From: freedman@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Daniel Freedman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.misc
Subject: Re: Multics Architecture (was: Does anyone still use Multics??)
Keywords: MULTICS
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Date: 28 Dec 88 22:12:40 GMT
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In article <1322@vsi1.COM>, bitbug@vicom.COM (James Buster) writes:
> Multics sounds like an interesting OS. Can anybody out in netland
> recommend some books, manuals, etc. on the architecture/features of Multics?
> Any help is appreciated.

The standard reference work is the book by Elliott Organick, which I think
is called "The Multics Timesharing System" or something similar (my copy is
at home).  Also, Honeywell (I guess its Honeywell-Bull now) puts out
a manual called the Multics Programmers Reference Manual (often called
the MPM Ref Man).

Dan Freedman
University of Calgary Computer Science Department
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