TOPS-10
TOPS-10 (for “Timesharing (or Total) OPerating System-10”) is an operating system developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the early 1960s originally under the name “Monitor” for their PDP-6 mainframe computer. In 1966 Monitor was adapted as the operating system for DEC's PDP-10 series of mainframe computers, and renamed “TOPS-10” in 1970. DEC's last version of TOPS-10, 7.04, was released in 1988. Systems Concepts released a version of TOPS-10 under the name “Mars 7.05” for their PDP-10-compatible computers.
Fans of TOPS-10 and the PDP-10 computer celebrate December 10 as DEC-10 Day.
The Interim Computer Museum operates three TOPS-10 systems:
| System | OS Version | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| ka1050 “KATIA” | TOPS-10 6.03a | KA10 1050 (simulator) |
| kl2065 “DEC-10” | TOPS-10 7.04 | KL10 2065 (simulator) |
| sc40 | TOPS-10 Mars 7.05 | SC Group SC40 |
These systems can be accessed from the SDF Vintage Systems Menu.
Guest logins are open to all:
| System | Login | Password |
|---|---|---|
| ka1050 | 100,100 | demo1 |
| kl2065 | noaccount | unguessablewords |
| sc40 | 100,200 | icmguest |
Personal accounts are available to ICM members at Bootstrap level and above.