SDF has a Multics system online.

Zane




> On May 5, 2026, at 7:44 AM, Steve Lewis via cctalk <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> In this manual from 1973:
> https://web.mit.edu/saltzer/www/publications/TRs+TMs/Multics/TR-123.pdf
> 
> Page 136 has a login session and 153 does have a "list" example, which
> shows the access  (e.g. "re "), a number, then short filenames.  I've read
> different stories on whether it supported 24 characters or 36 (in contrast
> to early unix 14 character and VMS 39 characters).
> 
> But I was hoping for something more contemporary, an actual photo of some
> sort.   But yes, simh would be a backup option when I get back to some
> equipment that can run it.
> 
> -Steve
> 
> 
>> On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM Bill Degnan via cctalk <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> How about something from the MULTICS manual exercises on list command
>> output?
>> b
>> 
>> On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM Zane Healy via cctalk <
>> [email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Why not simply Do your own screen captures?  Also have you looked through
>>> the manuals and the Multics website?
>>> 
>>> Zane
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On May 5, 2026, at 12:12 AM, Steve Lewis via cctalk <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I realize MULTICS is from teletype era - so probably no old
>> photographs
>>>> showing MULTICS output in that form.
>>>> 
>>>> But looks like MULTICS was actually in use for a couple decades, maybe
>>> some
>>>> photo of a CRT with aspects of MULTICS presentable?
>>>> 
>>>> Mostly trying to verify what the "list" command output looked like.
>> But
>>>> it should have some way to list processes also.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -Steve
>>> 
>>> 
>> 

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