[ Thanks to Kelly
McNeill for this link. ]
“Because of its popularity and influence over the
years, many have asked whether Multics could be ported to a modern
micro. According to the Multics Web site, the answer to this
question is a surprising “yes.”As a matter of fact, several projects were started to try this
in the 1980s, yet none was ever finished. Porting Multics would be
a big and risky job, and the final product would need further
development to match current state-of-the-art operating system.Despite being out of service for about a year-and-a-half, a
considerable number of people are still interested in the operating
system and in getting a Multics account. Discussion of resurrecting
Multics in alt.os.multics has not yet led to a revival of the
system, though. If you want a Multics account, join the revival
effort.”