5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Its \Its\
Possessive form of the pronoun it. See {It}.
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
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}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
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)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
ITS
Incompatible Time-sharing System (DEC)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
ITS
International Telecommunications Society (org.)