Apparently, it was sold to "Tymshare" in 1977, but what happened to it after that? Who has the software now? Could it ever be emulated?
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The place to start seems to be the Doug Engelbart Institute. It may also be worth asking the Computer History Museum what because of their attempt to restore the NLS software.– John DallmanCommented Mar 30, 2023 at 7:38
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Yes, it was sold to Tymshare. The project continued under the name Augment, running on a modified TENEX, called August, on a KA10 computer. It was later ported to TOPS-20 on a KL10. Tymshare also made an "Augment Engine" based on a Foonly PDP-10 compatible computer. I believe it was last running on the KLH10 emulator. There was a project to revive this - https://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/nlsproject/ and http://chm.cim3.net/wiki/NLS_Restoration.html - but it is rumored to have stalled due to unresolved IP rights.