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 Definitions for ITS: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Its \Its\ ([i^]ts), poss. pron.
Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.
[1913 Webster]
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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ITS
Incompatible Time-sharing System (DEC)
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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ITS
International Telecommunications Society (org.)
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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ITS /I-T-S/ n. 1. Incompatible Time-sharing System, an influential
though highly idiosyncratic operating system written for PDP-6s and
PDP-10s at MIT and long used at the MIT AI Lab. Much AI-hacker jargon
derives from ITS folklore, and to have been `an ITS hacker' qualifies
one instantly as an old-timer of the most venerable sort. ITS pioneered
many important innovations, including transparent file sharing between
machines and terminal-independent I/O. After about 1982, most actual
work was shifted to newer machines, with the remaining ITS boxes run
essentially as a hobby and service to the hacker community. The shutdown
of the lab's last ITS machine in May 1990 marked the end of an era and
sent old-time hackers into mourning nationwide (see high moby). 2. A
mythical image of operating-system perfection worshiped by a bizarre,
fervent retro-cult of old-time hackers and ex-users (see troglodyte,
sense 2). ITS worshipers manage somehow to continue believing that an OS
maintained by assembly-language hand-hacking that supported only
monocase 6-character filenames in one directory per account remains
superior to today's state of commercial art (their venom against Unix
is particularly intense). See also holy wars, Weenix.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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ITS
1. Incompatible {time-sharing} System
An influential but highly idiosyncratic operating system
written for the {PDP-6} and {PDP-10} at MIT and long used at
the MIT AI Lab. Much AI-hacker jargon derives from ITS
folklore, and to have been "an ITS hacker" qualifies one
instantly as an old-timer of the most venerable sort. ITS
pioneered many important innovations, including transparent
file sharing between machines and terminal-independent I/O.
After about 1982, most actual work was shifted to newer
machines, with the remaining ITS boxes run essentially as a
hobby and service to the hacker community. The shutdown of
the lab's last ITS machine in May 1990 marked the end of an
era and sent old-time hackers into mourning nationwide (see
high moby). The Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden is
maintaining one "live" ITS site at its computer museum (right
next to the only {TOPS-10} system still on the Internet), so
ITS is still alleged to hold the record for OS in longest
continuous use (however, WAITS is a credible rival for this
palm).
2. A mythical image of operating system perfection worshiped
by a bizarre, fervent retro-cult of old-time hackers and
ex-users (see troglodyte). ITS worshipers manage somehow to
continue believing that an OS maintained by {assembly
language} hand-hacking that supported only monocase
6-character filenames in one directory per account remains
superior to today's state of commercial art (their venom
against Unix is particularly intense).
See also holy wars, Weenix.
[Jargon File]
(1994-12-15)
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