Michael Gisiger :mastodon:<p>“Developed by John Frankovich and Frank Helwig, Director worked by reading a special Director tape, which contained predefined instructions that automated job execution. This innovation introduced batch processing, a concept that later became a standard feature in operating systems.“</p><p>TechRadar: Happy birthday, Director! The first operating system in the world turns 70 today</p><p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/happy-birthday-director-the-first-operating-system-in-the-world-turns-70-today" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techradar.com/pro/happy-birthd</span><span class="invisible">ay-director-the-first-operating-system-in-the-world-turns-70-today</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/ComputingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ComputingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/WhirlwindI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WhirlwindI</span></a></p>