Time-sharing

In computing, time-sharing is the sharing of a computing resource among many tasks or users. It enables multi-tasking by a single user or enables multiple-user sessions.

Developed during the 1960s, its emergence as the prominent model of computing in the 1970s represented a major technological shift in the history of computing. By allowing many users to interact concurrently with a single computer, time-sharing dramatically lowered the cost of providing computing capability, made it possible for individuals and organizations to use a computer without owning one,[1] and promoted the interactive use of computers and the development of new interactive applications.

  1. ^ IBM advertised, early 1960s, with a headline: "This man is sharing a $2 million computer"

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