edgould1...@comcast.net (Ed Gould) writes: > We were desperate for UCB's and even looked at the 8100's but it was a > nightmare (programming and maintenance (software long story and I will > explain offline if requested)).
re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2013b.html#56 Dualcase vs monocase. Was: Article for the boss old email about MIT LISP machine group asking IBM (B.O. Evans) for 801/risc chips ... and he offerred them 8100 instead http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006c.html#email790711 disclaimer: Evans at one point asked me wife to audit 8100 and after she came back with the results, 8100 was decommitted (8100 had an enormously underpowered UC processor). I've periodically mentioned the senior disk engineer that got a talk scheduled at the world wide, internal, annual communication group conference and opened the talk with comment that the communication group was going to be responsible for the demise of the disk division (strangle-hold that the communication group had on the datacenter, determined to preserve their terminal emulation install base and fight off client/server, distributed computing, etc ... and disk division seeing drop in disk sales as data was fleeing the datacenter to more distributed computing friendly platforms). He also did detailed case studies of some communication group customers about horror stories ("The Way It is Put It Together") ... one was 8100 that wanted to add a simple feature, which required new release of 8100 software, which required new release of 37xx/NCP software, which required new release of VTAM, which required new release of MVS (a simple change for 8100 at one location had enormous ripple effects that went through the whole organization, along with multiple system operation requiring 37xx/NCP and VTAM at the same level). abstract: This paper will discuss the installability, usability, and configurability characteristics of IBM communication products from the vantage points of their effect on customer system programmers and eventual end users. These products appear to become more complex (require higher and more expensive skills) though they need to be targeted for a wider customer base possessing FEWER skills. The task of mass installation of IBM communication products is often stifling for small to medium customers. Hence, the impact of a "business as usual" approach to delivering products while attempting to grow a customer base is questioned by examining real situations. ... snip ... past posts in thread: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2013b.html#43 Article for the boss: COBOL will outlive us all http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2013b.html#45 Article for the boss: COBOL will outlive us all http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2013b.html#51 Article for the boss: COBOL will outlive us all http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2013b.html#52 Article for the boss: COBOL will outlive us all http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2013b.html#55 Dualcase vs monocase. Was: Article for the boss past posts mentioning the communication group terminal emulation http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subnetwork.html#emulation -- virtualization experience starting Jan1968, online at home since Mar1970 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
