Bill Silver Resume

Honeywell (Multics) (a)

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Multics special features included :

Senior Systems Programmer Cambridge 1971 – 1977

❖ Multi-processing

❖ Cloud-based file system

❖ Multi-site networking (ARPANET)

Multics was the direct descendant of the first time-sharing OS.

❖ Passwords : Invented for Multics and the first system to have and use them

UNIX was the child of Multics A single-user, stripped down Multics

❖ Email

❖ Customizable UI

❖ Direct-access virtual memory

❖ Dynamic linking

❖ Object-oriented

❖ Hardware Security Rings

❖ Implemented (95%) in PL/I