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NORD-TSS has the following general features: | NORD-TSS has the following general features: | ||
* Has a command interpreter (Utility Command Processor) | * Has a command interpreter (Utility Command Processor) | ||
* Can run FORTRAN, BASIC, MAC, QED, TRAM and more, and user programs | * Can run [[FORTRAN]], [[BASIC]], [[MAC]], [[QED]], [[TRAM]] and more, and user programs | ||
* Has a general purpose file system with various types of access and protection modes | * Has a general purpose file system with various types of access and protection modes | ||
* Peripheral devices are included in the file system | * Peripheral devices are included in the file system | ||
* Has a HELP command | * Has a [[HELP]] command | ||
* Has a DESCRIBE command (utility program or subsystem) for short descriptions of any command | * Has a DESCRIBE command (utility program or subsystem) for short descriptions of any command | ||
* Includes a MAIL subsystem for sending messages to other users | * Includes a [[MAIL]] subsystem for sending messages to other users | ||
* Includes a system for online communication with other users ''(internal IRC?)'' | * Includes a system for online communication with other users ''(internal IRC?)'' | ||
* Has a batch processing system | * Has a [[batch processing]] system | ||
* Has various commands for investigation and administration | * Has various commands for investigation and administration | ||
* Has a Monitor Call System to provide user access to input / output functions, string functions, formatting routines and file system routines ''(system functions)'' | * Has a [[Monitor Call]] System to provide user access to input / output functions, string functions, formatting routines and file system routines ''(system functions)'' | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:31, 2 October 2017
The NORD Time Sharing System was designed and implemented over a period of three years. During the summer holidays of 1971, Bo Lewendal (system programmer at Norsk Data) implemented the initial version. It was further developed throughout 1972, and was a finished product in 1973.
NORD-TSS has the following general features:
- Has a command interpreter (Utility Command Processor)
- Can run FORTRAN, BASIC, MAC, QED, TRAM and more, and user programs
- Has a general purpose file system with various types of access and protection modes
- Peripheral devices are included in the file system
- Has a HELP command
- Has a DESCRIBE command (utility program or subsystem) for short descriptions of any command
- Includes a MAIL subsystem for sending messages to other users
- Includes a system for online communication with other users (internal IRC?)
- Has a batch processing system
- Has various commands for investigation and administration
- Has a Monitor Call System to provide user access to input / output functions, string functions, formatting routines and file system routines (system functions)
Sources
- Timesharing: What, Why and Whiter [sic] by Bo Lewendal
- History of Nordic Computing 3
- Norsk Data Document ND–60.039.01 REFERENCE MANUAL FOR THE NORD TIMESHARING SYSTEM