Interactive systems: promises, present and future

  • Authors:
  • Jules I. Schwartz

  • Affiliations:
  • System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California

  • Venue:
  • AFIPS '68 (Fall, part I) Proceedings of the December 9-11, 1968, fall joint computer conference, part I
  • Year:
  • 1968

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Abstract

In recent years, "interactive" systems have become synonymous with "time-shared" systems for most people. Time-sharing has been emphasized by those interested in providing interactive (online) access to a computer. On the other hand, there are a number of other kinds of systems that provide interactive service. First, there are systems like SAGE and the airline reservation systems (Ref., for example). These are single-purpose systems providing the capability for users to communicate directly with a computer to accomplish a well-defined task. Then there are the numerous third-generation operating systems, generally considered to be multiprogrammed systems. There is an increasing tendency for these systems to provide an interactive capability to some set of users.