 The MTS welcome screen as seen through a 3270 terminal emulator. | |
| Developer | University of Michigan and 7 other universities in the US, Canada, and the UK |
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| Written in | various languages, mostly 360/370 Assembly language |
| Working state | Historic |
| Initial release | 1967 |
| Latest release | 6.0 (final) / 1988 |
| Available in | English |
| Platforms | IBM S/360-67, IBM S/370 and successors |
| Default user interface | Command-line interface |
| License | Free (CC BY 3.0) |
| Preceded by | University of Michigan Executive System |
| Official website | archive.org |
| History of IBM mainframe operating systems |
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The Michigan Terminal System (MTS) is one of the first time-sharing computer operating systems.[1] Created in 1967 at the University of Michigan for use on IBM S/360-67, S/370 and compatible mainframe computers, it was developed and used by a consortium of eight universities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom over a period of 33 years (1967 to 1999).[2]
- ^ Akera, Atsushi (Jan–Mar 2008), "The Life and Work of Bernard A. Galler (1928–2006)" (PDF), Annals of the History of Computing, 30 (1): 8, doi:10.1109/mahc.2008.15, S2CID 22790110,
In late 1968, MTS was the only large-scale timesharing system to be in regular, reliable operation in the US
. - ^ The Michigan Terminal System (PDF), vol. 1, Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan, Information Technology Division, Consulting and Support Services, November 1991, pp. 9, 13–14.