>>580716 >Multics, Eric Schmidt.
>>580698 >Bell Labs, complete re-write of Lex,
Interesting.
> multicians.org/ history.html
As described in the 1965 paper Introduction and Overview of the Multics System by Corbató and Vyssotsky, there were nine major goals for Multics:
-Convenient remote terminal use.
-Continuous operation analogous to power & telephone services.
-A wide range of system configurations, changeable without system or user program reorganization.
-A high reliability internal file system.
-Support for selective information sharing.
-Hierarchical structures of information for system administration and decentralization of user activities.
-Support for a wide range of applications.
-Support for multiple programming environments & human interfaces.
-The ability to evolve the system with changes in technology and in user aspirations.