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Multics ("Multiplexed Information and Computing Service") is an influential early time-sharing operating system based on the concept of a single-level memory. It has been written that Multics "has influenced all modern operating systems since, from microcomputers to mainframes.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multics | Available in | English | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Default user interface | Command-line interface | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Developer | MIT, GE, Honeywell, Bell Labs | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Influenced | Unix, GEORGE 3, ICL VME, PRIMOS, Domain/OS, Stratus VOS | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Initial release | 1969; 57 years ago (1969) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Kernel type | Monolithic kernel | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Latest release | 12.8 / August 10, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-08-10) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | License | Originally proprietary, Free software Multics License since 2007 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Official website | multics-wiki.swenson.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Preceded by | Compatible Time-Sharing System | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Repository | web.mit.edu/multics-history/source/Multics_Internet_Server/Multics_sources.html | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Source model | Open source | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Supported platforms | GE-645, Honeywell 6000 series machines (Honeywell 6180, Series-60/Level-68, DPS-8/M mainframes) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Working state | Mature, current, historic, emulator available | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | Written in | PL/I, Assembly language | 1.00 | infobox |
| Multics | is a | first major operating system to be designed as a secure system from the outset | 0.90 | text |
| Multics | is a | first operating system to provide a hierarchical file system | 0.90 | text |
| Multics | is a | first to use the now-standard concept of per-process stacks | 0.90 | text |
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