Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!178.63.87.209.MISMATCH!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!news.unit0.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: thvv@multicians.org (Tom Van Vleck)
Newsgroups: alt.os.multics
Subject: FAQ Multics General (short)
Date: 1 Feb 2018 9:19:00 -0600
Organization: Multicians
Lines: 88
Sender: thvv@multicians.org
Expires: 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0000
Message-ID: <p4v7lp$s1j$1@dont-email.me>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Injection-Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 14:19:38 -0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="18f74859c61bb667e6f668fc8e5fcaad";
	logging-data="28723"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18MvxjLPBRvxOKSlmqbw7bN"
Summary: General information about the Multics operating system.
X-Newsreader: Tom's Perl Program
Cancel-Lock: sha1:/ZIPbhi0p/XNmTgq2voiHs5wjPY=
X-Priority: 3
Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.os.multics:8349

archive-name: multics/general
URL: //www.multicians.org/history.html

================================================================= 
Please post updates to alt.os.multics or mail to <thvv@multicians.org>
=================================================================
Q) What is the purpose of alt.os.multics?
A) This group is for the discussion of the Multics operating
   system. Discussion sometimes strays to other topics of
   interest to Multicians, e.g. 
      - Honeywell hardware architecture
      - CTSS, DTSS and other ancestors
      - Honeywell management mistakes and if-onlys
      - PRIMOS, GCOS Timesharing, UNIX, and other cousins
        and descendants   
   For discussions of the history of other operating
   systems, try alt.folklore.computers or the groups
   dedicated to these systems. 

   alt.os.multics is a public unmoderated newsgroup with an
   estimated readership of thousands.  If you have a comment
   of limited interest, please use e-mail instead. 
=================================================================
Q) How can I view alt.os.multics via the web?
A) View http://groups.google.com/ and then enter alt.os.multics 
   in the top search box and return.  You may wish to sort by date.
=================================================================
Q) What other sources are available on-line to find out more
   about Multics? 
A1) There is a large set of Multics Web pages available at
        http://www.multicians.org/
   including History, People, Sites, bibliography, the 250K
   Multics Glossary, papers, stories, and pictures of
   Multicians and 6180s. There are 271 HTML pages
   comprising over 1,000,000 lines and 512 graphic images.
    
   Paul Green mirrors this information at Stratus at
        ftp://ftp.stratus.com/pub/vos/multics/tvv/multics.html

A2) There is a closed Yahoo Groups mailing list for Multicians.
    It currently has 173 members.
    Apply at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multicians/

A3) There is a large collection of scanned Multics manuals online 
    provided by Al Kossow at
      http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/honeywell/multics/

A4) The LinkedIn group "multicians" has been set up for Multicians 
    who use the LinkedIn social networking site.
    It currently has 293 members.
    To join it, send mail to the editor.

A5) There is a "fan page" for Multics on Facebook, open to
    any Facebook user.
      https://www.facebook.com/multicsfans
    It currently has 385 fans.

A6) Open Source for Multics is hosted at MIT, courtesy of Bull HN.  It
    is available "for any purpose and without fee" provided that the
    copyright notice and historical background are preserved in all
    copies.
      http://web.mit.edu/multics-history/

A7) Harry Reed's Multics system simulator is available for download.
    It can boot Multics MR 12.5; you can log in, compile PL/I programs, etc.
    see http://sourceforge.net/projects/dps8m/ 
    and http://ringzero.wikidot.com/