RSX-11
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This article is about the operating system family. For other uses of RSX, see RSX (disambiguation).
RSX-11 is a discontinued family of multi-user real-time operating systems for PDP-11 computers created by Digital Equipment Corporation. In widespread use through the late 1970s and early 1980s, RSX-11 was influential in the development of later operating systems such as VMS and Windows NT.
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Developer | Digital Equipment Corporation |
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Written in | MACRO-11, BLISS |
Working state | Discontinued |
Source model | Closed source; kernel source code included |
Initial release | 1972; 52 years ago (1972) |
Platforms | PDP-11 |
Influenced | OpenVMS |
Influenced by | RSX-15 |
Default user interface | DCL and MCR Command-line interface |
License | Proprietary |
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As the original Real-Time System Executive[1][2] name suggests, RSX was designed (and commonly used) for real time use, with process control a major use.[3][4] It was also popular for program development[5] and general computing.