-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Shannon Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 5:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM sues maker of Intel-based Mainframe clones
>How about LLA? It was implemented on at least 1 S/370-158 that I know of in >the LA basin under OS/MVS. Is it the next thing to be patented? I can't speak to LLA, but VLF has been patented. I didn't think LLA existed in any form until MVS/XA. <SNIP> We had Linklist Look Aside at an employer's site in Pasadena CA before MVS/SE(1). The concepts for many of these things existed, or were already in use before IBM took the O/S OCO. We also had the ability to dynamically replace some LPA members, including SVCs (types 3 & 4) LONG before SVCUPDTE (again, MVS/370, pre MVS/SE). Another interesting thing: We had what today is called smart batch. We had a program called "Driver" and a few "smart" I/O routines. They were plugged together so that 90% of our I/O was buffer passing between programs running under the control of Driver. The S/370-158 we had generally glowed RED, ran at close to 100% all day long and provided our terminal users (we had our own terminal control system) with < 2 Sec response times. So the new kids on the block think they are inventing stuff -- things that the mainframe crowd in some cases discarded. Later, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
