NLS (computer system)

oN-Line System
DeveloperSRI International's Augmentation Research Center
TypeConcept
Release dateDecember 9, 1968, at The Mother of All Demos
Operating systemnone
CPUnone
Memorynone
Storagenone
Graphicsraster scan video display
Connectivityvideo input, serial out

NLS, or the "oN-Line System", was a revolutionary computer collaboration system developed in the 1960s. It was designed by Douglas Engelbart and implemented by researchers at the Augmentation Research Center (ARC) at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). It was the first computer system to employ the practical use of hypertext links, a computer mouse, raster-scan video monitors, information organized by relevance, screen windowing, presentation programs, and other modern computing concepts. It was funded by ARPA (the predecessor to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), NASA, and the US Air Force.

The NLS was demonstrated in the Mother of All Demos.


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