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series. TSOS was originally designed in 1968 for the Spectra 70/46, a modified version of the 70/45. TSOS quickly evolved into the
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and continued to market it into the early 1980s. In the mid seventies, an enhanced version of TSOS called
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This article is about the operating system by RCA. For the concept of time-sharing in computing, see
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and used by their mainframe customers primarily in Germany and other European countries.
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RCA was in the computer business until 1971 when it sold its computer business to
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it provided a common user interface for both time sharing and
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Spectra 70 Time Sharing Operating System Information Manual
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variant, now called BS2000/OSD, is still offered by
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Radio Corporation of America (RCA)
RCA Spectra 70
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Spectra 70
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