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RSX-11

Operating System

RSX-11 is a discontinued family of multi-user real-time operating systems for PDP-11 computers, created by Digital Equipment Corporation. In widespread use through the late 1970s and early 1980s, it was influential in the development of later operating systems including VMS and Windows NT. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
License
Proprietary (Closed Source) 1
Status
Status
Discontinued 1
Year
1972 1
Connections

In Field

Operating Systems, Fields
Source Wikipedia: RSX-11

Invented By

Dave Cutler, Pioneers
Source Wikipedia: RSX-11

Licensed Under

Proprietary Software, Concepts

Long-Form Articles

From RSX-15 to a family of real-time systems, Articles
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Developed By

Digital Equipment Corporation

Also in Business Atlas: the developer of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: RSX-11
  • Infobox: license
    Proprietary
  • Infobox: released
    1972
  • Lead section
    RSX-11 is a discontinued family of multi-user real-time operating systems for PDP-11 computers created by Digital Equipment Corporation.
  • Invented By: Dave Cutler, Article text
    spearheaded by noted operating system designer Dave Cutler
  • In Field: Operating Systems, Lead paragraph
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Wikidata: RSX-11
Wikidata Q1637948, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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