The Multics System: An Examination Of Its Structure
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This authoritative technical examination presents the Multics operating system as a pioneering experiment in large-scale, time-shared computing. It explores the system’s architecture and core components—including hierarchical storage, virtual memory, multiprocessing, protection and security mechanisms, and the command environment—while showing how these elements work together as an integrated whole. With its emphasis on design principles, structure, and practical implementation, the book offers valuable insight into the foundations of modern operating-system engineering and remains an important record of a landmark in computer science.
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paperback
MIT Press
Published Jan 1, 1972
392 pages
ISBN: 9780262150125
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First Published
1972
Language
eng
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