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| From | cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.development |
| Subject | Re: z/PDOS-generic |
| Date | 2024-07-22 15:22 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <v7ltfi$qqu$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <v7bbdt$2fj5a$1@dont-email.me> <v7eocp$360k4$1@dont-email.me> <SxCmO.137147$sE%9.40586@fx14.iad> <20240722075154.00007c93@gmail.com> |
In article <20240722075154.00007c93@gmail.com>,
John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 19 Jul 2024 23:21:22 GMT
>scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) wrote:
>> Poor performance, silly filename length limitations.
>
>I dunno, 8.3 is downright spacious compared to a number of actual
>mainframe operating systems...
I can't think of any now for which that would be true. Maybe
DOS/VS or something?
The idea of a PC operating system on a mainframe is silly. A
single-tasking, unprotected, glorified program loader like DOS
that provided synchronous, programmed IO would be hopelessly
inefficient for a heavy-use mainframe. It's one thing on a
cheap 8- or 16-bit micro where you don't care about wasting
cycles while the user thinks about what to type next. Quite
another on your big compute engine when you want to keep the
CPUs and IO devices running as close to capacity as you can, to
maximize the return on your multi-million dollar hardware
investment.
- Dan C.
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Re: z/PDOS-generic "Paul Edwards" <mutazilah@gmail.com> - 2024-08-21 04:18 +0800
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Re: z/PDOS-generic cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-09 01:58 +0000
Re: z/PDOS-generic Salvador Mirzo <smirzo@example.com> - 2025-03-10 09:31 -0300
Re: z/PDOS-generic cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-03-10 14:28 +0000
Re: z/PDOS-generic scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-03-10 14:46 +0000
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