A NOTE ON THE MULTICS COMMAND LANGUAGE
Abstract
Some aspects of the Multics operating system are critically
examined.
In particular, the properties of the command and language are noted as
allowing considerable general purpose programming power. The strength
and weaknesses are discussed and a quantitative evaluation of speed
is attempted based on a comparison of programming the "Towers of Hanoi"
and Ackermann's function in both Multics command language and pll.
The programs also serve to exemplify the use of the command language.
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Computer Science