[rescue] Interesting bit on Multics

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Sun Oct 19 02:02:46 CDT 2003


On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 02:28 AM, Francisco Javier 
Mesa-Martinez wrote:
>> It would be great if someone knew where MULTICS sources might be 
>> found.
>> We could try to port it to newer GE/Honeywell/Bull architecture 
>> machines.
>> I just happen to have one in storage.
>
> The multics sources are neither open nor free, they belong to Groupe 
> Bull,
> and it seems they are not interested in releasing any of it.

   So the suits are just going to sit on it?  To what end?

       -Dave

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Dave McGuire                      "My tummy hurts now, but my soul
St. Petersburg, FL                 feels a little better."     -Ed



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