Abstract :
The bibliography includes articles dealing with the simultaneous independent shared use of computers. Real time, on-line, memory or facility allocation, multi-programming, and multi-processing terminology is evolved. Though a number of computer applications are reported, the requirements of special or dedicated time-sharing systems seem to be within the capability of most of the general-purpose time-sharing systems which are beginning to emerge. The systems are being designed for 100 percent availability, memory and facility allocation among users, a common file or data base, and direct access by the users via consoles (for example, typewriter, display, etc.).
