Re: File versioning on TOPS-20, et alia -- by diffs?

From: Bob Bechtel (bob.bechtel_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:54:57 -0600

Multiple copies, if the effect on my disk quota under TENEX and TOPS-20
was to be believed.

Typically, you'd specify a policy, like keeping an original and only the
n most recent versions, rather than keeping every version - but keeping
every version was an acceptable policy, kept in check by the quota system.

bob bechtel

Peter Seibel wrote:
> So back in the day when Real Operating Systems kept multiple versions
> of files did they do it the way today's version control systems do, by
> storing (reverse) deltas? Or did they just keep multiple copies around?
>
> -Peter
>

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