Not in the beginning. It was a 'face saver' after IBM lost the bid for Project
MAC and was an outgrowth of CP-40 and the failure of TSS/360.
Yes, at one point it was 'saved' by making the case for MVS development, but by
that time there was considerable customer pressure that preceded the politics of
Batch vs. Time-Sharing.
I'm sure Lynn Wheeler can provide all the gory details, as I'm working from
memory of what he and Melinda have written.
Les
Alan Altmark wrote:
Au contraire. It was necessary for "MVS" development.
