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    Stanford WAITS

    Sun, Jun 14, 2026 Introducing the Stanford WAITS operating system for the DEC PDP-10.
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    WAITS: A quick tour using simh

    Sun, Jun 21, 2026 How to use simh to run WAITS.
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    WAITS: Terminals and keyboards

    Sun, Jun 28, 2026 Using teletypes, remote connection and display terminals on WAITS.
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    WAITS: Files and directories

    Sun, Jul 5, 2026 How files and directories work on WAITS, and commands to manipulate them.
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    WAITS: Jobs, users and security

    Sun, Jul 12, 2026 User set up, security, file protection, jobs (processes) and command execution using do on WAITS.
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    WAITS: The first interactive spell checker

    Sun, Jul 19, 2026 The WAITS spell checker, probably the first interactive checker in the world.
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    WAITS: Editors

    Sun, Jul 26, 2026 The console and display editors on WAITS.
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    WAITS: Getting data in and out

    Sun, Aug 2, 2026 How to extract data from WAITS, and how to upload files.
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    WAITS: Arthur Samuel's Checkers

    Sun, Aug 9, 2026 Arthur Samuel's checkers program on WAITS.
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    WAITS: Programming

    Sun, Aug 16, 2026 Programming languages and techniques on WAITS.
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    WAITS: Programming in SAIL

    Sun, Aug 23, 2026 Programming using the Algol-like SAIL language on WAITS
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    WAITS: Programming in Lisp

    Sun, Aug 30, 2026 Programming using the Lisp language on WAITS.
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    WAITS: Emulating the Xerox Graphics Printer

    Sun, Sep 6, 2026 How the Xerox Graphics Printer was used at SAIL, and a new emulator to convert XGP files to PDF.
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