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Re:Ask HN: If Unix is written in C, how did they run C befor... by cardiffspaceman on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:26PM (#35443956)
It would be useful to see if the software architecture of Whirlwind I [1] would have a piece that was like an OS. It is about a decade earlier than the IBM 360. Also it is a realtime system that tracks incoming airborne objects. This means that paradigms like "submit a batch job" are probably not an important part of using Whirlwind.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlwind_I

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