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IRC-like FORUM for TOPS-10

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I came across this find today on the DECUS tapes [1]. The files are
dated '79 so this is way before IRC yet it looks very much like IRC,
right down to the "/" style commands. The best part is that it still
builds/runs. The package comes with some support programs that are
useful in their own right (linked-lists, output library).

.r forum                     
                                                          
FORUM -- A program for inter-terminal communication
                                                          
Please enter your name (up to 20 characters): jayjwa
**********     Welcome to the FORUM     **********      17-Apr-99 13:00:58
<OPERATOR has entered the FORUM>
<OPERATOR>: I can't believe this is working in 2026.
Evidently it is, and it comes with some nice packages as well.
I shall install it in the base system.
<OPERATOR>: This really reminds me of IRC...
/list

<List of commands: H, HELP, EX, EXIT, WHO, REPLAY, REMOVE, MYNAME,
        TELL, SEND, SYSTAT, MYFILE, ACCESS, NOACCE, PROFIL, LOG, NOLOG,
        LC, LOWERC, UC, UPPERC, TIME, ENTMAX, AUTHOR, WHAT, HOW,
        WHY, HELLO, HI, LIST, EXPOSE, USER, WHEN, WHERE, LOCATE,
        TTY, PPN, JOB, ENTRY, BEEP, GROUP, NOGROU, FORCE, NOFORC,
        IGNORE>
/hi
<Hi, there>
/tty operator
<OPERATOR is located at TTY105>
/tty
<You are located at TTY4>                                 
/time
<The current time is 13:08:46>                            
<OPERATOR>: Time to move the files into the correct places.
<OPERATOR>: Good bye.        
<OPERATOR has left the FORUM>                             
/exit
Bye-bye

.r who

*/tty
Job  User  name       PPN      Line    Connect    Prog   Low + Hgh  OH State 
  5 JAYJWA           30,1     TTY4   NERGIG_4    WHO       14+0      3 R1*
*^Z

.r monitr

Monitor name: KL+NETMON-704
Monitor build date: 18-Jan-99
Monitor version: 70400
Monitor load date/time: 16-Apr-99:21:57:03
Monitor uptime: 15:44:39
File from which monitor was loaded: DSKB:NETMON.EXE[1,4]


[1]
https://pdp-10.trailing-edge.com/decuslib10-08/01/43,50501/abstrt.doc.html
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