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OS 6—An Experimental Operating System for a Small Computer: Input/Output and Filing System

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This is a continuation of the description of OS6, and it covers the facilities for input/output, and the handling of files on the disc. The input/output system uses a very general form of stream; the filing system is designed to have a clear and logical structure. Both are implemented almost completely in the high-level language BCPL.

J. E. Stoy and C. Strachey, OS 6—an experimental operating system for a small computer, Part 2. Input/output and filing system. The Computer Journal 15, 3 (1972), 195–203.

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  1. Center for Science and Technology, Syracuse University, 13244, Syracuse, NY, USA

    Per Brinch Hansen

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Stoy, J.E., Strachey, C. (2001). OS 6—An Experimental Operating System for a Small Computer: Input/Output and Filing System. In: Hansen, P.B. (eds) Classic Operating Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3510-9_18

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