[Simh] MagicSix

Lars Brinkhoff lars at nocrew.org
Fri Nov 9 04:09:44 EST 2018


Hello,

Has there been any attempt to locate the operating system MagicSix for
Perkin-Elmer 3200 series (previously Interdata)?

Some highlights:

- Written at MIT Architecture Machine group (now Media Labs).
- Ran on a handful of 3230s.
- Similar to Multics.
- Virtual memory, segments.
- Chaosnet is only networking option.
- Primary programming language PL/1, and/or "pl/l"?
- Hosted Emacs clone TVMacs with the SINE language.
- Had a Lisp dialect, MagicSixLisp...
- ...which was used to write ASAS, animation software used for TRON.
- Used for the 1979 virtual reality experiment "Aspen Movie Map".



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