On 10 Aug 2018, Dave wrote (in article):
>
> I had my first experience of computing with the KDF9 at Birmingham
> University in 1970.
>
> The University had an early online system called COTAN; a network of
> teletypes connected to the KDF9 via a PDP8 front-end processor. In
> theory only post-grad students were allowed to use the system,

At Glasgow, we year 3 CS undergrads all had COTAN accounts in 1968.

The COTAN manual is online:



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Bill Findlay

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