On May 5, 2026, at 7:44 AM, Steve Lewis via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> 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 <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
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> How about something from the MULTICS manual exercises on list command
> output?
> b
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> On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM Zane Healy via cctalk <
> cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
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>> Why not simply Do your own screen captures? Also have you looked through
>> the manuals and the Multics website?
>>
>> Zane
>>
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>>> On May 5, 2026, at 12:12 AM, Steve Lewis via cctalk <
>> cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> 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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