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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

Licensed Under

Proprietary Software, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the license enum value this item already carries, resolved to a software license concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The license fact itself stays on the item unchanged.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: RSX-11
  • Infobox
    Proprietary
  • Infobox field released
    released = 1972
  • entity record, description (status)
    RSX-11 is a discontinued family of multi-user real-time operating systems for PDP-11 computers, created by Digital Equipment Corporation.
  • 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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