Re: Definitive list of PDP processors and their differences ?

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4 total messages Started by Paul Robinson Mon, 06 Apr 1992 08:44

#38

Author: Paul Robinson
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 08:44

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 > From: mccrohan@salthl.enet.dec.com ()
 > Newsgroups: comp.org.decus
 > Organization: Digital Equipment Corp.
 > Reply-To: mccrohan@salthl.enet.dec.com ()


 > RSX is a multitasking OS. Author of RSX developed VMS and
 > is now working with another party, involved in a major project  
 > for them.
 
I didn't know he also developed RSX too.  I heard he went to work 
for Microsoft on Windows/NT.  Interesting what you can learn around 
here.

Re: Definitive list of PDP processors and their differences ?

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Author: Alan Frisbie
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 09:36

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In article <1992Apr6.080119.1@ptavv.llnl.gov>, oberman@ptavv.llnl.gov writes:
> In article <702562807.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>, 
Paul.Robinson@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Robinson) writes:
>>  
>> I didn't know he also developed RSX too.  I heard he went to work 
>> for Microsoft on Windows/NT.  Interesting what you can learn around 
>> here.  
> 
> Amazing what you can learn that is not correct! RSX pre-dates Dave Cutler by
> quite a bit. He was largely responsible for the "M" implementation of RSX and
> was the top designer for VAX/VMS and now is at Microsoft.

I have in front of me a copy of the "RSX-11A Programmer's Reference Manual" 
by D. N. Cutler, dated 10-Apr-72.

The only earlier RSX document in my collection is the RSX-11C User's Guide
(First printing), dated October 1971.   I hardly think that six months
constitutes "quite a bit", even if "C" predates "A".

In any event, 20 years of leading-edge operating system development is
worthy of recognition.   If you were to list the most popular operating
systems of all time, I am sure that both RSX-11M and VMS would be there.
How many other people can claim two on that list?   Will he make it three?

I am always looking for early RSX documentation and distribution kits for
the archives.   If you have something from this era that you would like
to contribute, please give me a call or mail.

--  Alan E. Frisbie               Frisbie@Flying-Disk.Com
--  Flying Disk Systems, Inc.
--  4759 Round Top Drive          (213) 256-2575 (voice)
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Re: Definitive list of PDP processors and their differences ?

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Author: oberman
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 16:01

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In article <702562807.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>, Paul.Robinson@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Robinson) writes:
>  
> I didn't know he also developed RSX too.  I heard he went to work 
> for Microsoft on Windows/NT.  Interesting what you can learn around 
> here.  

Amazing what you can learn that is not correct! RSX pre-dates Dave Cutler by
quite a bit. He was largely responsible for the "M" implementation of RSX and
was the top designer for VAX/VMS and now is at Microsoft.

R. Kevin Oberman			Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Internet: oberman1@llnl.gov		(510) 422-6955

Disclaimer: Don't take this too seriously. I just like to improve my typing
and probably don't really know anything useful about anything.

Re: Definitive list of PDP processors and their differences ?clo

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Author: coleve
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 22:12

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In article <1992Apr6.080119.1@ptavv.llnl.gov>, oberman@ptavv.llnl.gov writes:
> In article <702562807.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>, Paul.Robinson@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Robinson) writes:
>>  
>> I didn't know he also developed RSX too.  I heard he went to work 
>> for Microsoft on Windows/NT.  Interesting what you can learn around 
>> here.  
> 
> Amazing what you can learn that is not correct! RSX pre-dates Dave Cutler by
> quite a bit. He was largely responsible for the "M" implementation of RSX and
> was the top designer for VAX/VMS and now is at Microsoft.
> 
Humm.
  The folklore I learned (way back before VAXes were invented) was that
Dave Cutler wrote the first version of RSX during his lunch hours while
he worked for Dow Chemical.  Then DEC bought RSX and hired him.
This was supposedly the source of RSX-11C  (which I have actually used!)
before RSX11-D, before RSX11M, M+ and IAS.
  Of course, maybe I heard - or remembered - wrong.
-- 
-- Vern Cole -- Systems Manager -- Utah Valley Community College --

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