DPS-6 and Ultimate OS (was: MULTICS...)

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed Nov 1 02:35:58 2000

On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, R. D. Davis wrote:

> Sellam, what OS are you running on your DPS-6? About a decade ago

Currently, none. The system is basically non-operational.

> hard drive in an external cabinet. The DPS-6 system itself was a
> large, double 19" rack, that was more empty space than utilized space;
> one rack contained the open-reel magtape drive, the other contained
> the card-cage and 5-1/4" floppy drive. A person could, literally,
> have opened up one of the back doors of the cabinets and climbed
> inside.

I have the setup you describe:

http://www.siconic.com/computers/dps6tall.jpg

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