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Source Code for CTSS released

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-what-will-run-it dept.

Mainframes ROCK! writes "The source code for the Compatible Time-Sharing System, CTSS, has been released, and the here is the source code. CTSS was one of the first time-sharing operating systems and a direct ancestor of Linux. Developed at MIT in the 1960's on a specially modified IBM 7094 system.; it was developed at Project MAC at MIT. CTSS was first published, as well as operated in a time-sharing environment, in 1961; in addition, it was the system with the first computerized text formatting utility, and one of the very first to have inter-user electronic mail."

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  1. The Slashdot super-code-bowl 2k4 by SeanTobin · · Score: 4, Funny
    Welcome to the first Slashdot Super Code Bowl!

    Hello potential prize winner! Consider using your time to create an entry in this year's Slashdot Super Code Bowl. Prizes will be awarded to anyone who proves their worth by submitting code that fits any of these categories:
    • Rewriting CTSS in under 1k lines of Perl.
    • Porting Perl to CTSS.
    • Successfully submitting a patch to the original author(s) and having it included in an updated release.
    • Creating a 'Proof of Concept' virus, trojan, or worm designed to infect CTSS AND be able to spread to other CTSS machines.
    • Locating SCO IP within CTSS.
    • Adding necessary functions and support to CTSS to allow it to successfully emulate itself.
    • Running CTSS on any appliance that does not normally include a real operating system (Toasters, non-gui remote controls, Gateway PC's)


    Other categories may be added, and bonus prizes for most original, most useless, and most useful code will also be awarded.

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    1. Re:The Slashdot super-code-bowl 2k4 by GulagMoosh · · Score: 5, Funny

      Can I submit my entry on punch cards?

  2. What would you bet... by museumpeace · · Score: 5, Funny

    that this 40 year old code has fewer buffer overrun vulnerabilities than XP, even with SuperPatch2?

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  3. inter-user email by masouds · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...and one of the very first to have inter-user electronic mail."

    Apparently, in the previous versions, users were only able to email themselves.

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