TENEX, a Paged Time Sharing System for the PDP-10

Abstract

TENEX is a new time sharing system implemented on a DEC PDP-10 augmented by special paging hardware developed at BBN. This report specifies a set of goals which the authors feel are important for any time sharing system. It then describes how the TENEX design and implementation achieves these goals. These include specifications for a powerful multiprocess large memory virtual machine, intimate terminal interaction, comprehensive uniform file and I/O capabilities, and clean flexible system structure. Although the implementation required some compromise to achieve a system operational within six months of hardware checkout, TENEX has proven to be a good interactive system with flexible multi-process facilities and reliable operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1971
Accession Number
AD0729261

Entities

People

  • Daniel G. Bobrow
  • Daniel L. Murphy
  • Jerry D. Burchfiel
  • Raymond S. Tomlinson

Organizations

  • BBN Technologies

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Computer Programming
  • Debugging
  • Directories
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  • Guarantees
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  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instructions
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  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Security
  • Terminals
  • Virtual Machines

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  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
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