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A shared multi-user UNIX host · Chesapeake Signal Tech

Step into the Chesapeake Signal Tech computing room, where one central machine serves the company's staff. Log in, meet its users, and see the system at work. Browser-only simulation. No commands leave this page.

HOSTcs-vax1Chesapeake Signal Tech
SYSTEM TIME12:49:13FRI JUL 31, 2026
LOAD AVERAGE0.24  0.27  0.23UP 147 DAYS, 06:12
CURRENT USERS6VAX-11/780 · UNIX/32V

UNIX terminal

Chesapeake Signal Tech UNIX/32V (cs-vax1)

login: visitor
Password:
Last login: Fri Jul 31 12:41:07 on tty6
UNIX System VAX-11/780

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Type "help" for the exhibit roadmap.

$ who
USER         TTY     LOGIN    IDLE
operator     tty0    10:20    0:01
s.harper     tty1    12:38    0:03
m.weber      tty2    12:14    0:17
h.sullivan   tty3    12:45    0:01
f.kessler    tty4    11:22    0:08
visitor      tty6    12:48    0:00

$ mail
Mail version 6.2. Type ? for help.
  1  m.weber    Printer maintenance complete
  2  operator   Friday tape rotation
& q

$

PHASE 2 · INTERACTIVE TERMINAL Click the CRT and type help. This safe, read-only browser shell shares the live simulated clock, users, and workload shown around it. Use man command for historical context.

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