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PL/I advertising

Started byhancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
First post2016-05-23 16:40 -0700
Last post2016-05-25 15:07 -0700
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  PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-23 16:40 -0700
    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-24 14:06 -0700
      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-05-24 14:22 -0700
      Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-24 16:39 -0700
        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-25 07:47 +0200
          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-25 15:00 -0700
      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-25 13:11 +0000
        Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-25 13:30 +0000
          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-25 16:12 +0000
          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-25 15:13 -0700
            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-25 16:19 -0700
              Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-25 16:33 -0700
              Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-26 12:07 -0700
                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-26 16:22 -0400
                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-28 13:17 -0700
                    Re: PL/I advertising Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-28 15:29 -0500
                    Re: PL/I advertising mausg@mail.com - 2016-05-29 10:03 +0000
                      Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-29 07:26 -0400
                      Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-29 15:16 +0200
                        Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-31 17:44 -0700
                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-31 19:22 -0700
                            Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-01 07:41 +0100
                            Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-01 10:49 +0200
                              Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-01 06:36 -0400
                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:51 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 11:13 -0400
                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                      Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-29 15:30 +0100
                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-29 23:56 -0700
                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-29 07:26 -0400
              Re: PL/I advertising JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-26 14:24 -0500
            Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-26 06:54 -0400
          Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-26 06:50 -0400
          Re: PL/I advertising Larry <lelmore76@gmail.com> - 2016-06-19 15:29 -0700
        Re: PL/I advertising JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-25 08:45 -0500
        Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-05-25 17:58 -0400
          Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-25 22:04 -0400
            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-26 00:31 -0700
            Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-26 10:07 +0200
              Re: PL/I advertising "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-29 17:55 +0100
            Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-05-26 15:57 -0400
              Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-26 20:00 -0400
              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-27 11:55 +0000
                Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-27 15:49 +0100
                Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-27 20:28 +0200
                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-28 13:18 +0000
                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-28 17:53 +0200
                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-29 13:38 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-29 16:33 +0200
                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-31 17:26 +0000
                            Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-31 18:52 +0000
                              Re: PL/I advertising Michael LeVine <mlevinespmfltr@redshift.com> - 2016-05-31 14:10 -0700
                                Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-01 12:57 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 11:13 -0400
                              Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 22:19 -0400
                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-01 07:53 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-01 12:08 +0200
                                    Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-01 11:10 +0100
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-01 10:22 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:51 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 11:13 -0400
                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-03 13:51 -0700
                                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-05 14:22 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:14 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-06 16:15 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 14:11 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-07 02:52 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:52 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-01 17:03 -0700
                                          Re: PL/I advertising David Wade <dave.g4ugm@gmail.com> - 2016-06-02 11:31 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-02 15:09 +0200
                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-03 16:41 +0200
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-03 15:49 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-03 10:06 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:45 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:45 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 16:18 +0200
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-05 23:26 +0200
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 18:16 +0200
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:52 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:28 -0700
                                              Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-04 02:43 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-04 11:08 +0100
                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-05 23:14 +0200
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:59 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:52 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-05 16:39 +0100
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:12 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 17:18 -0400
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:53 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-08 12:09 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 08:26 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-09 12:25 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-17 03:36 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-17 12:53 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-05 10:20 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-06 09:04 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-06 10:23 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-07 08:59 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-08 12:25 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-08 15:11 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-08 15:29 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-09 12:25 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-08 10:34 -0700
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-08 11:13 -0700
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-09 12:25 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-09 16:01 +0200
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-09 10:39 -0700
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-09 10:00 -0700
                                                                  Dynamic adaptive resource management (was: PL/I advertising "Jack Myers" <jmyers@n6wuz.net> - 2016-06-09 08:45 -0700
                                                                    Re: Dynamic adaptive resource management (was: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-09 10:19 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-07 08:36 -0700
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 18:17 +0200
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-06 15:06 -0700
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 23:39 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-07 10:05 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-07 10:14 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-07 10:18 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-07 12:24 +0200
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:32 -0400
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-07 22:41 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-08 11:54 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:23 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-07 02:52 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-04 07:23 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:36 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 09:58 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 10:41 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 12:25 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-06 09:21 +0100
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 09:40 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 10:11 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 10:20 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 13:09 +0200
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 13:44 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-06 21:40 +0100
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 21:03 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 21:00 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-08 06:08 +0100
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 08:26 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-09 09:39 +0100
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:14 -0400
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-07 22:33 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 20:14 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 05:50 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-09 07:33 +0100
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-17 03:36 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 09:39 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-06 12:53 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:55 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 14:19 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-07 10:02 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-07 12:19 +0200
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 14:00 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:54 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-02 09:23 -0700
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-02 15:10 -0400
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-02 16:41 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-02 17:58 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-02 22:31 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-02 20:37 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-03 14:09 -0700
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-03 14:32 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:18 -0700
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-04 13:57 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-03 06:59 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-03 08:33 -0700
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-02 11:00 -0700
                                        Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:58 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:55 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-01 12:59 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-01 17:43 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Michael LeVine <mlevinespmfltr@redshift.com> - 2016-06-01 13:35 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-02 08:13 +0100
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Michael LeVine <mlevinespmfltr@redshift.com> - 2016-06-02 02:13 -0700
                                          Re: PL/I advertising "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-24 11:30 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-24 17:55 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-24 20:21 -0500
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-24 18:26 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-06-24 21:01 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-25 05:42 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-25 07:38 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-25 13:10 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-25 14:32 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-27 16:07 -0400
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-27 21:17 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-28 12:16 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-28 08:39 -0400
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-28 17:23 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-27 19:25 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-27 19:28 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-27 23:16 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-25 07:24 -0500
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-25 07:45 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-25 08:02 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-27 16:12 -0400
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-28 12:16 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-28 10:35 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-28 14:27 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-28 12:04 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-28 15:21 -0400
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-28 21:13 -0700
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-29 12:49 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-29 08:25 -0700
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-29 08:33 -0700
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-29 17:42 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-25 07:31 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-25 07:02 -0500
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-25 12:12 +0200
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-25 13:10 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-25 16:28 +0200
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-26 13:10 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-27 15:40 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-28 12:16 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Mike Causer <m.r.causer@goglemail.com> - 2016-06-28 22:40 +0100
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-28 22:49 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-28 20:25 -0500
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-29 10:08 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Mike Causer <m.r.causer@goglemail.com> - 2016-06-29 19:27 +0100
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-29 18:57 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-29 17:52 -0400
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-29 23:04 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising mausg@mail.com - 2016-06-30 18:27 +0000
                                                  PDP-10 ZORK [was Re: PL/I advertising] Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-27 16:20 -0400
                                                    Re: PDP-10 ZORK [was Re: PL/I advertising] sidd@situ.com (sidd) - 2016-06-28 00:22 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-01 13:47 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-02 16:46 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-02 16:45 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-01 17:42 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-01 16:09 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-02 12:57 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:57 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-02 15:17 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-02 20:44 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-02 13:51 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-02 22:16 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-04 02:43 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-02 20:24 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-02 13:48 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-02 20:53 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-03 13:25 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-03 07:50 +0100
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 10:36 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-03 11:38 +0100
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 11:25 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-03 21:10 +0100
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 11:28 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-03 12:59 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-03 05:44 -0700
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-03 05:40 -0700
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-03 10:16 +0200
                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-03 07:37 -0700
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-03 17:16 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 17:38 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-04 06:16 +0100
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 07:12 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-04 08:52 +0100
                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 14:06 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 14:46 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 16:03 +0200
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 08:25 -0400
                                          Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-05 17:50 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:39 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-03 13:30 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-03 13:27 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2016-06-05 10:04 +0200
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 11:47 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-02 16:41 -0400
                                  Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-02 20:20 -0400
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-03 09:40 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 17:40 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-04 10:51 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-04 15:40 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 16:25 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-04 17:59 +0100
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 19:06 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-04 12:31 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 14:51 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 14:50 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-05 14:13 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:15 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-07 13:24 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 18:44 +0100
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:14 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 23:07 +0100
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 22:22 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:15 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-03 16:53 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-03 17:16 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 17:37 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-03 14:19 -0700
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 21:21 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-03 17:04 -0500
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-04 10:54 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 15:03 +0200
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-04 12:08 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-04 16:28 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-05 10:29 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 11:47 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 08:51 -0400
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 13:06 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 16:05 +0100
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 15:25 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 12:11 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:12 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-05 06:12 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 09:45 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-05 07:42 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 13:24 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-05 10:01 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 18:48 +0100
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 14:29 -0400
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-05 14:06 -0700
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 19:47 -0400
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-07 07:58 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-06 09:30 +0100
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-06 10:13 +0100
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 10:14 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-06 12:04 +0100
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 11:27 +0000
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-06 12:45 +0100
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 11:48 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 13:08 +0200
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 13:29 +0000
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-06 14:57 +0100
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:17 +0000
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 18:21 +0200
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-06 14:55 +0000
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:16 +0000
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-06 09:51 -0700
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:14 -0400
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.co.uk> - 2016-06-07 20:59 +0000
                                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-08 07:26 -0400
                                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.co.uk> - 2016-06-08 12:00 +0000
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-07 15:33 -0700
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-07 18:08 -0500
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-08 12:40 +0000
                                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-08 09:45 -0700
                                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-08 19:06 +0100
                                                                              Re: PL/I advertising JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 18:17 -0500
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:50 -0700
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-05 09:56 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-05 12:39 +0100
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-05 12:28 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 16:02 +0100
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-06 09:27 +0100
                                                Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:28 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 21:02 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-05 03:04 +0100
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-04 22:42 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 07:20 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:11 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-06 11:13 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 17:26 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:07 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-04 16:28 -0500
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-04 16:39 -0500
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 17:39 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-04 16:51 -0500
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 22:10 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 18:21 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 23:02 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-04 23:57 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 07:20 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-05 09:25 +0100
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 08:25 -0400
                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:05 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 20:18 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 11:44 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:55 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-07 22:35 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 05:49 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-09 07:03 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-05 17:42 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:32 -0700
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 08:25 -0400
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 13:04 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 12:11 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:08 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-06 11:13 -0400
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:13 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-06 10:00 -0700
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 18:42 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-05 17:53 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-06 12:51 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:45 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:32 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-08 11:53 -0700
                                            Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 22:06 -0400
                                              Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:33 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-04 14:00 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 17:31 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-07 13:19 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-07 15:34 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-08 00:28 +0200
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 20:10 -0400
                                            Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-04 13:14 +0000
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#164822

FromAnne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com>
Date2016-06-08 10:34 -0700
Message-ID<87porrinzn.fsf@garlic.com>
In reply to#164795
jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
> What a way to kill the fun.  Could the OS have been written so that
> adding a CPU was similar to adding another disk drive on a channel?
> That's how JMF approached our head-in-the-sand problems.

re:
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#59 PL/I advertising

one of the things I did in dynamic adaptive resource management, was
time a series of execution patterns to determine the CPU resources
available ... there were a couple customers were running decade old
versions of the system ... that had been moved to newer and faster
processors over the period ... and it would dynamically adapt.
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#fairshare

the 16-way processor system was higher end machine, field upgrade
required significant work by customer engineers (to add/remove
processor).

the earlier 5-way SMP work was behalf of the Boeblingen 125 group.
Corporate had slapped Boeblingen hands over the 115/125 implementation.
They had done 9-position memory bus that could plug in up to nine
microprocessors (a little like adapter cards). The 115 had all
microprocessors the same, one with 370 instruction microcode (and
channel simulation), and 2-8 microprocessors that were loaded with i/o
controller microcode (disks, communication devices, etc). ALl these
microprocessors were the same ... about 800KIP machines (370 simulation
running at 10:1 or about 80KIP 370).

125 was identical to 115 but the microprocessor running 370 microcode
was 1.2mips native, getting about 120kips 370.

5-way SMP was to allow 2-5 of the memory bus positions having 1.2MIP
microprocessor plugged in. I had enormous latitude in defining microcode
features .... much more than I had for ECPS microcode performance assist
for Endicott's 134/148 machines.

I did microcode queued interface for disk controller ... allowing disk
controller to do real-time reorder for execution ... and real-time
redrive queued requests (some superset what would be defined later for
370/xa SSCH). I also did something similar with queued task microcode
interface for CPU execution (this was 1975) ... something like would be
seen later for i432 ... aka number of processors was transparent to the
low level operating system software (effectively processor software went
to finish/wait, and microcode would pull off any pending work and
dispatch it) ... however higher level scheduling was aware of processor
cycles in the configuration for dynamic resource management (would have
to power off the machine to add/remove microprocessors).

Corporate didn't allow this machine (feature) to be announced
... somewhat similar to Corporate didn't allow Endicott to ship all
138/148 (and later 4331/4341) machines with virtual machine feature
pre-installed at the factory (sort of like all mainframes are shipped
today with LPAR support).

some past 5-way SMP posts
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/submain.html#bounce

and SMP and/or compare-and-swap posts
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#smp

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#164824

FromAnne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com>
Date2016-06-08 11:13 -0700
Message-ID<87inxjim6q.fsf@garlic.com>
In reply to#164822
Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> writes:
> I did microcode queued interface for disk controller ... allowing disk
> controller to do real-time reorder for execution ... and real-time
> redrive queued requests (some superset what would be defined later for
> 370/xa SSCH). I also did something similar with queued task microcode
> interface for CPU execution (this was 1975) ... something like would be
> seen later for i432 ... aka number of processors was transparent to the
> low level operating system software (effectively processor software went
> to finish/wait, and microcode would pull off any pending work and
> dispatch it) ... however higher level scheduling was aware of processor
> cycles in the configuration for dynamic resource management (would have
> to power off the machine to add/remove microprocessors).

re:
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#59 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#62 PL/I advertising

as in ECPS, lots of kernel 370 code (in ECPS case 70% of pathlength) on
nearly 1:1 basis for 10:1 speedup. However, got more stuff into the
5-way ... but also higher-level function ... like queued interfaces
... not only faster operatoin, but also improved the throughput of the
operation (since eliminated a lot of the synchronized interrupt delays
to redrive disk i/o or CPU tasks.)

later, the i432 guys gave a presentation at Asilomar SIGOPS meeting
where they said that putting high level, advanced function (like
multiprocessor dispatching) into the machine was big problem.  For them
everything went directly into silicon (not microcode) ... any
fixes/enhancements required replacement with new silicon chip ... not
simple matter of updating silicon

some past 5-way SMP posts
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/submain.html#bounce

and SMP and/or compare-and-swap posts
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#smp

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#164843

Fromjmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com>
Date2016-06-09 12:25 +0000
Message-ID<PM000534D71B8D14A3@aca40f3b.ipt.aol.com>
In reply to#164822
Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote:
> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>> What a way to kill the fun.  Could the OS have been written so that
>> adding a CPU was similar to adding another disk drive on a channel?
>> That's how JMF approached our head-in-the-sand problems.
>
> re:
> http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#59 PL/I advertising
>
> one of the things I did in dynamic adaptive resource management, was
> time a series of execution patterns to determine the CPU resources
> available ... there were a couple customers were running decade old
> versions of the system ... that had been moved to newer and faster
> processors over the period ... and it would dynamically adapt.
> http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#fairshare
>
> the 16-way processor system was higher end machine, field upgrade
> required significant work by customer engineers (to add/remove
> processor).
>
> the earlier 5-way SMP work was behalf of the Boeblingen 125 group.
> Corporate had slapped Boeblingen hands over the 115/125 implementation.
> They had done 9-position memory bus that could plug in up to nine
> microprocessors (a little like adapter cards). The 115 had all
> microprocessors the same, one with 370 instruction microcode (and
> channel simulation), and 2-8 microprocessors that were loaded with i/o
> controller microcode (disks, communication devices, etc). ALl these
> microprocessors were the same ... about 800KIP machines (370 simulation
> running at 10:1 or about 80KIP 370).
>
> 125 was identical to 115 but the microprocessor running 370 microcode
> was 1.2mips native, getting about 120kips 370.
>
> 5-way SMP was to allow 2-5 of the memory bus positions having 1.2MIP
> microprocessor plugged in. I had enormous latitude in defining microcode
> features .... much more than I had for ECPS microcode performance assist
> for Endicott's 134/148 machines.
>
> I did microcode queued interface for disk controller ... allowing disk
> controller to do real-time reorder for execution ... and real-time
> redrive queued requests (some superset what would be defined later for
> 370/xa SSCH). I also did something similar with queued task microcode
> interface for CPU execution (this was 1975) ... something like would be
> seen later for i432 ... aka number of processors was transparent to the
> low level operating system software (effectively processor software went
> to finish/wait, and microcode would pull off any pending work and
> dispatch it) ... however higher level scheduling was aware of processor
> cycles in the configuration for dynamic resource management (would have
> to power off the machine to add/remove microprocessors).

You had more complicated hardware configs than we did.  We didn't have
to power off anything to add/remove.  We did have a SUSPEND command
so that the current state of the system would be saved and then
returned into core if the system had to be reconfigured in a way
which caused memory to be replugged.  I think we had to do a reload
if memory went from 4-way to 2-way interleaved.

>
> Corporate didn't allow this machine (feature) to be announced
> ... somewhat similar to Corporate didn't allow Endicott to ship all
> 138/148 (and later 4331/4341) machines with virtual machine feature
> pre-installed at the factory (sort of like all mainframes are shipped
> today with LPAR support).
>
> some past 5-way SMP posts
> http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/submain.html#bounce
>
> and SMP and/or compare-and-swap posts
> http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#smp
>

Did you ever figure out the reason they didn't want to ship it?

/BAH

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#164852

FromMorten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid>
Date2016-06-09 16:01 +0200
Message-ID<0e9o2d-kt3.ln1@sambook.reistad.name>
In reply to#164843
In article <PM000534D71B8D14A3@aca40f3b.ipt.aol.com>,
jmfbahciv  <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote:
>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>> What a way to kill the fun.  Could the OS have been written so that
>>> adding a CPU was similar to adding another disk drive on a channel?
>>> That's how JMF approached our head-in-the-sand problems.
>>
>> re:
>> http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#59 PL/I advertising
>>
>> one of the things I did in dynamic adaptive resource management, was
>> time a series of execution patterns to determine the CPU resources
>> available ... there were a couple customers were running decade old
>> versions of the system ... that had been moved to newer and faster
>> processors over the period ... and it would dynamically adapt.
>> http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#fairshare
>>
>> the 16-way processor system was higher end machine, field upgrade
>> required significant work by customer engineers (to add/remove
>> processor).
>>
>> the earlier 5-way SMP work was behalf of the Boeblingen 125 group.
>> Corporate had slapped Boeblingen hands over the 115/125 implementation.
>> They had done 9-position memory bus that could plug in up to nine
>> microprocessors (a little like adapter cards). The 115 had all
>> microprocessors the same, one with 370 instruction microcode (and
>> channel simulation), and 2-8 microprocessors that were loaded with i/o
>> controller microcode (disks, communication devices, etc). ALl these
>> microprocessors were the same ... about 800KIP machines (370 simulation
>> running at 10:1 or about 80KIP 370).
>>
>> 125 was identical to 115 but the microprocessor running 370 microcode
>> was 1.2mips native, getting about 120kips 370.
>>
>> 5-way SMP was to allow 2-5 of the memory bus positions having 1.2MIP
>> microprocessor plugged in. I had enormous latitude in defining microcode
>> features .... much more than I had for ECPS microcode performance assist
>> for Endicott's 134/148 machines.
>>
>> I did microcode queued interface for disk controller ... allowing disk
>> controller to do real-time reorder for execution ... and real-time
>> redrive queued requests (some superset what would be defined later for
>> 370/xa SSCH). I also did something similar with queued task microcode
>> interface for CPU execution (this was 1975) ... something like would be
>> seen later for i432 ... aka number of processors was transparent to the
>> low level operating system software (effectively processor software went
>> to finish/wait, and microcode would pull off any pending work and
>> dispatch it) ... however higher level scheduling was aware of processor
>> cycles in the configuration for dynamic resource management (would have
>> to power off the machine to add/remove microprocessors).
>
>You had more complicated hardware configs than we did.  We didn't have
>to power off anything to add/remove.  We did have a SUSPEND command
>so that the current state of the system would be saved and then
>returned into core if the system had to be reconfigured in a way
>which caused memory to be replugged.  I think we had to do a reload
>if memory went from 4-way to 2-way interleaved.

Both yes and no. Yes, the technical implementation of the 360 and 370
series were substantially more complicated than the PDP10s. But IBM
had a very good set of interface specifications that had to be 
stable, to the point of supporting third party products. (and we
all know that those are never 100% compatible. You just have to 
make do).

So the design could be broken up a lot more, and be done by different
teams. And to a point, other development coild be reused and reused
again; in different pacakging. And because of the much higher volume, 
both in units sold and number of models; this "LEGO design" was a
lot more feasible. 

>> Corporate didn't allow this machine (feature) to be announced
>> ... somewhat similar to Corporate didn't allow Endicott to ship all
>> 138/148 (and later 4331/4341) machines with virtual machine feature
>> pre-installed at the factory (sort of like all mainframes are shipped
>> today with LPAR support).
>>
>> some past 5-way SMP posts
>> http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/submain.html#bounce
>>
>> and SMP and/or compare-and-swap posts
>> http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#smp
>>
>
>Did you ever figure out the reason they didn't want to ship it?

Probably because it would crowd out existing products. IBM only 
came on to the GM idea that your best competiotion is yourself
sometime in the 1990s.

I would assume the most selling mainframe is still the 4341 ?

-- mrr

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#164856

FromAnne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com>
Date2016-06-09 10:39 -0700
Message-ID<87wply8don.fsf@garlic.com>
In reply to#164852
Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> writes:
> Both yes and no. Yes, the technical implementation of the 360 and 370
> series were substantially more complicated than the PDP10s. But IBM
> had a very good set of interface specifications that had to be 
> stable, to the point of supporting third party products. (and we
> all know that those are never 100% compatible. You just have to 
> make do).
>
> So the design could be broken up a lot more, and be done by different
> teams. And to a point, other development coild be reused and reused
> again; in different pacakging. And because of the much higher volume, 
> both in units sold and number of models; this "LEGO design" was a
> lot more feasible. 

the other part of the robust technical specification was that totally
different computers had to meet the same compatible operation. 115/125,
135, 145, 155, and 165 were five totally different hardware
implementations that had to support same compatible software operation.

there was folklore about the gov. legal action and the BUNCH testimony.
Claim is that all five testified in the late 50s, the computer industry
realized that the single most important requirement for future
commercial success was a line of completely compatible computers (the
computer industry was rapidly growing and customers were having to
frequently upgrade the computers to keep abreast of the growing computer
demand, having to completely rewrite software was barrier to upgrades
and market growth). The testimony was that only Watson @IBM was able to
force the different plant managers to toe the compatible requirement.

In the early 70s, Amdahl gave a talk at large, full MIT auditorium.
Some of the audience was giving him a hard time about being front for
the Japanese (half the funding and all the manufacturing was Japanese).
He was also asked what argument did he use to convince venture capital
to invest/fund his operation. He said that with a couple hundred billion
in customer developed 360 software, even if IBM were to totally walk
away from 360 (possibly veiled reference to Future System), the customer
software base would keep him in business through the end of the century.

posts in this thread
ttp://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#35 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#41 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#43 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#44 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#45 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#46 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#47 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#48 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#50 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#52 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#53 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#54 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#55 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#56 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#57 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#58 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#59 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#62 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#63 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#64 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#65 PL/I advertising
h

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#164854

FromAnne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com>
Date2016-06-09 10:00 -0700
Message-ID<8760ti9u1c.fsf@garlic.com>
In reply to#164843
jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
> Did you ever figure out the reason they didn't want to ship it?

re:
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#59 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#62 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#63 PL/I advertising

ibm tried to have carefully positioned low, mid, high range systems.
besides 115/125 being hardware implementation that could easily add/drop
microprocessors ... which violated some corporate strategy, a 5-way 125
started to heavily overlap mid-range processor throughput. Also, at the
time, the other IBM operating systems only supported single processor
operation ... or at base, barely supported 2-processor SMP ... the idea
of shipping VM370-based system that was significantly more advanced than
all the others ... brought a lot of complaints ...  this was also in the
period that the POK/MVS group was actively advocating that VM370 product
be killed.
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/submain.html#bounce

In fact, the 5-way 125 SMP overlapped the processing power of the 148
ECPS ... there were escalation meetings by the two groups on opposite
side of table ... and since I was doing both, I had to alternate
opposites of the table arguing both positions.

As I've mentioned in the past, 12-18 months later, POK did manage to
convince corporate to kill vm370 product, shutdown the group and tried
to move all the people to POK MVS/XA group, except some that managed to
escape to DEC VMS group. Endicott managed to save the vm370 product
mission ... but had to rebuild a development organization from scratch.
Endicott then tried to have VM370 built into every system shipped from
the factory ... which was (also) overruled by Corporate.

Later Endicott came out with 4341 mid-range ... which was starting to
impact high-end systems. datacenter 4341 clusters had more aggregate
processor power, memory, i/o capacity, lower environmental and floor
space at lower cost than high-end POK mainframe. Also large numbers of
distributed 4341s (leading edge of distributed computing tsunami) was
starting to siphon processing for high-end datacenters. At one point,
POK was so threatened that it managed to convince corporate to cut the
allocation of critical 4341 manufacturing component in half.

Before the 3033 shipped, still under development ... was the 16-way
effort ... after the 5-way SMP got killed, and we had some of the 3033
processor engineers working on it in their spare time ...  it was going
great guns ... until somebody told the head of POK that it could be
decades before the POK favorite son (batch) operating system had 16-way
SMP support.

Going further back, while working on fine-grain multiprocessor locking
for CP67 (precursor to vm370) at the science center,
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#545tech

Charlie invented compare&swap instruction (the instruction name taken
from Charlie's CAS initials) ... initial attempts to get it added to 370
was rebuffed because the POK favorite son operating system people
rebuffed it ... claiming that test&set was more than sufficient for
multiprocessor operation ...  aka they were still running (2-way)
multiprocessor support with global kernel spin-lock (a single spin-lock
used for system call entry into the kernel would execute test&set
spin-lock ... aka only single processor executing kernel code at a time,
if the other processor required kernel execution, it would spin on
test&set instruction waiting for the other processor to exit kernel
mode).
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#smp

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#164850 — Dynamic adaptive resource management (was: PL/I advertising

From"Jack Myers" <jmyers@n6wuz.net>
Date2016-06-09 08:45 -0700
SubjectDynamic adaptive resource management (was: PL/I advertising
Message-ID<khfo2d-btr.ln1@n6wuz.net>
In reply to#164822
Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> wrote:
> one of the things I did in dynamic adaptive resource management, 
----------------<drift>---------------------
Back in 'ought seventy nine' I was brought onboard to ease an 
engineering planning systems model into production. The director
explained that the model was 'complete' so it was just a matter
of 'establishing processes and procedures.'

The second day on the job it came out that the model developer
got into a shouting match with the planning manager and the 
disagreement had culminated in them throwing large, multi-inch-thick
binders full of printouts at each other. During the next week I
sat and watched the planners busily go about their assigned tasks
and receiving thick printous via interoffice mail.

"What are you doing?" sez I?
"We are running the Network Evaluator!"

It would be disingenuous to claim to have never seen a core dump,
but the closest I ever came to Abend S122--cancelled by operator--
was the time the operator called my boss and asked why the new
guy was trying to punch a deck of cards with Chinese names. [The
card punch was reserved for sending accounting data to a government
office. My boss had the choice of OKing the Sx22, reprimanding me,
or simply ignoring the fact that my landlord's wife was an 
international librarian on campus.]

It was time to buddy up to the MIS operations manager, go ooh and
aah over the equipment, and try to figure out what was up. The MIS
guy was a competent manager who had lots of problems with time-critical
production COBOL jobs. I needed to stay our of his hair. During the
machine room tour I silently observed a yellow stickie on the  
VM/VS1 operators console.
"If CPU exceeds 90% 'K ... NETEVAL' multiple times" 
I proposed that we limit the planners to one job at a time and that
it was ok to lower the job priority, but please don't cancel these
jobs because they were critical to Engineering and Operations.

The job cancellations continued (and I guess I could have escallated
the problem through "channels".) Instead I wrote a simple exec to 
change the job name to NETEnnn where nnn came from the last three
digits in the time-or-day clock; but I knew it was only a matter
of time until the operators learned to identify and kill the job.

There was nothing to prevent migrating the Network Evaluator from
VS1 to CMS, so I did that. The planners were already using VM/CMS
to prepare their batch jobs.

A week or two later I received two pages of the VS1 operators log
via anonymous interoffice mail. Interspersed with the batch job
control there was a text exchange which boiled down to:
"They are taking over the machine again, we are up to 95%"
"Well, lower the priority to 99, you have to do it at the VM console."

It was not my job to explain that the priority scale is inverted
between VS1 and VM, so 99 is the highest possible priority! 

-- 
Always make new mistakes.  --Esther Dyson

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#164855 — Re: Dynamic adaptive resource management (was: PL/I advertising

FromAnne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com>
Date2016-06-09 10:19 -0700
SubjectRe: Dynamic adaptive resource management (was: PL/I advertising
Message-ID<871t469t54.fsf@garlic.com>
In reply to#164850
"Jack Myers" <jmyers@n6wuz.net> writes:
> There was nothing to prevent migrating the Network Evaluator from
> VS1 to CMS, so I did that. The planners were already using VM/CMS
> to prepare their batch jobs.

re:
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#56 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#62 PL/I advertising

trivia: I had done dynamic adaptive resource management as undergraduate
in the 60 for cp67. It took into account resource useage ... but with
some coding tricks that resulted in significantly shorter pathlength.

In the morph from cp67 to vm370 ... there was a lot of "simplification"
... and all of the dynamic adaptive resource management was dropped, the
priority API was the same ... but it resulted in very simplified queue
ordering ... not based on resource utilization ... and there were
enormous number of situations where it failed to achieve the desired
objectives.

I eventually ported all the stuff from CP67 to VM370 with additional
enhancements and one of my hobbies was making enhanced operating systems
available to internal datacenters. Finally in 1976, it was decided to
ship a subset as the "resource manager" ... however the decision was
made to also make it guinea pig for starting to charge for kernel code
... as a separate add-on kernel component. At approx. $900/month, it was
pretty much limited to customers with high-end systems.
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#fairshare

aka ... legal actions was somewhat behind the 23jun1969 "unbundling"
announcement, including starting to charge for (application) software,
however IBM managed to win the argument that kernel software should
still be free.
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/submain.html#unbundle

then during the early-mid 70s, company had future system effort
that was completely different and was to completely replace
370 ... and internal politics was killing off 370 efforts
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/submain.html#futuresys

the lack of new 370 offerings during the FS period is credited with
giving clone system makers a market foothold. With the failure of FS,
there was mad rush to get new 370 offerings into product pipeline. The
rise of clone system makers also contributed to decision to start
transition to charging for kernel software.

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#164734

FromAnne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com>
Date2016-06-07 08:36 -0700
Message-ID<878tyhui2p.fsf@garlic.com>
In reply to#164682
Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> writes:
> for other trivia .... more recently, before he disappeared, Jim Gray
> con'ed me into inviewing for chief security architect in redmond, the
> interview dragged on for a few weeks, but we couldn't agree on what
> needed to be done. Jim said I couldn't report directly to him because he
> already had this guy that use to be at DEC reporting to him.

re:
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#54 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#55 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#56 PL/I advertising
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/2016d.html#57 PL/I advertising

aka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Bell

some trivia from above:

During the 1980s he became involved with public policy, becoming the
first and founding Assistant Director of the CISE Directorate of the
NSF, and led the cross-agency group that specified the NREN.

... snip ...

other trivia, for some of presentations to director of NSF, he would sit
in on. old email about working with director of NSF initially
on interconnecting the NSF supercomputer centers.
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/lhwemail.html#nsfnet

I've mentioned before, initially we were suppose to get $20M, but then
congress cuts the budget, some other things happen, and finally NSF
releases RFP. Internal politics prevents us from bidding, director of
NSF tries to help, writing the company a letter (copying the CEO), but
that just makes the internal politics worse. past posts
http://manana.garlic.com/~lynn/subnetwork.html#nsfnet

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#164701

FromMorten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid>
Date2016-06-06 18:17 +0200
Message-ID<o9kg2d-sh3.ln1@sambook.reistad.name>
In reply to#164664
In article <PM0005349BAE9A5DF7@aca407c0.ipt.aol.com>,
jmfbahciv  <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote:
>> usenet@only.tnx (Questor) writes:
>>> Your claim is that DEC hastened the arrival of the PC business which is
>>> utter nonsense.  You are completely ignoring the fact that DEC was
>>> demonstrably way behind in the PC business.
>>>
>>> Timesharing was available on many other computers besides those from DEC.
>>> And it can very easily be argued that people whose only experience was
>using
>>> batch would be even more motivated to have their own machine than people
>who
>>> had used timesharing.  And lots of people, like myself, wanted their own
>>> computer before they ever used one, timesharing or otherwise.
>>
>> (cp67 & vm370) CMS effectively provided a (time-sharing) personal
>> computer environment. mid-range computer technology met some
>> price/performance threshold and saw large corporations deploying
>> hundreds&thousands of 4300 (vm370) systems out in departmental areas
>> ... leading edge of the distributed computing tsunami. some old 4300
>> email http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/lhwemail.html#43xx
>
><snip>
>
>Could any user mount/dismount media and have their own private
>disk packs?

Sure. You are talking about mainframes here, right?

-- mrr

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#164714

FromQuadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca>
Date2016-06-06 15:06 -0700
Message-ID<b0e24ad4-46d4-4449-bcf3-60e023287e5b@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#164701
On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 2:13:34 PM UTC-6, Morten Reistad wrote:
> In article <PM0005349BAE9A5DF7@aca407c0.ipt.aol.com>,
> jmfbahciv  <See.above@aol.com> wrote:

> >Could any user mount/dismount media and have their own private
> >disk packs?
> 
> Sure. You are talking about mainframes here, right?

On the mainframe I used, we could hand in a 2400' tape and have it mounted for 
one of our jobs. But I am not aware of any of its users having their own disk 
packs; as far as I knew, the OS treated the file system like the hard drive of 
a modern PC... the disks were all just permanently mounted so that your files 
would be on the system whenever you would log in; there was just one pool of 
disk space.

Of course, the disk packs were removable from the drives... and so some nights, 
the system was booted up in OS/360 instead of MTS for some special jobs.

It could be that there were some big users who had their own disk packs that 
got put in only when needed, but it wasn't visible to us lowly grad students 
outside computing science.

John Savard

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#164715

FromBob Eager <news0006@eager.cx>
Date2016-06-06 23:39 +0000
Message-ID<drmfstFc6elU9@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#164714
On Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:06:02 -0700, Quadibloc wrote:

> On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 2:13:34 PM UTC-6, Morten Reistad wrote:
>> In article <PM0005349BAE9A5DF7@aca407c0.ipt.aol.com>,
>> jmfbahciv  <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> >Could any user mount/dismount media and have their own private disk
>> >packs?
>> 
>> Sure. You are talking about mainframes here, right?
> 
> On the mainframe I used, we could hand in a 2400' tape and have it
> mounted for one of our jobs. But I am not aware of any of its users
> having their own disk packs; as far as I knew, the OS treated the file
> system like the hard drive of a modern PC... the disks were all just
> permanently mounted so that your files would be on the system whenever
> you would log in; there was just one pool of disk space.
> 
> Of course, the disk packs were removable from the drives... and so some
> nights,
> the system was booted up in OS/360 instead of MTS for some special jobs.
> 
> It could be that there were some big users who had their own disk packs
> that got put in only when needed, but it wasn't visible to us lowly grad
> students outside computing science.

There's a lovely story (possibly apocryphal) about a student who reckoned 
that the operators at his university were robotic enough that they would 
do whatever they were told - probably because that was how they had been 
trained and managed (he blamed management, not the operators).

He salvaged a discarded disk pack and dismantled it, replacing the 
platters with old vinyl albums. He got it back into the computer room, 
then ran a job asking for it to be mounted. Needless to say it 
disintegrated.

He got in a LOT of trouble, but (I can't remember the details) he was 
given a fitting punishement - something like a year unpaid on the support 
desk. I don't know why they didn't throw him out.

There was another story about him at an IBM conference, but I don't 
remember enough of that.



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#164722

FromHuge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
Date2016-06-07 10:05 +0000
Message-ID<drnkimFptbrU2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#164715
On 2016-06-06, Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:06:02 -0700, Quadibloc wrote:

[20 lines snipped]

>> It could be that there were some big users who had their own disk packs
>> that got put in only when needed, but it wasn't visible to us lowly grad
>> students outside computing science.
>
> There's a lovely story (possibly apocryphal) about a student who reckoned 
> that the operators at his university were robotic enough that they would 
> do whatever they were told 

When you and I shared an educational establishment, someone (not me) found
out that the operators there would mount any magtape requested, including
ones to which undergraduates really shouldn't have had access ...


-- 
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#164723

FromBob Eager <news0006@eager.cx>
Date2016-06-07 10:14 +0000
Message-ID<drnl48Fc6elU14@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#164722
On Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:05:10 +0000, Huge wrote:

> On 2016-06-06, Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
>> On Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:06:02 -0700, Quadibloc wrote:
> 
> [20 lines snipped]
> 
>>> It could be that there were some big users who had their own disk
>>> packs that got put in only when needed, but it wasn't visible to us
>>> lowly grad students outside computing science.
>>
>> There's a lovely story (possibly apocryphal) about a student who
>> reckoned that the operators at his university were robotic enough that
>> they would do whatever they were told
> 
> When you and I shared an educational establishment, someone (not me)
> found out that the operators there would mount any magtape requested,
> including ones to which undergraduates really shouldn't have had access
> ...

How do you think I stole the entire KOS source code?

I really wish I still had it - someone asked me for it last month.

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#164724

FromHuge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
Date2016-06-07 10:18 +0000
Message-ID<drnlbqFptbrU5@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#164723
On 2016-06-07, Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:05:10 +0000, Huge wrote:
>
>> On 2016-06-06, Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 06 Jun 2016 15:06:02 -0700, Quadibloc wrote:
>> 
>> [20 lines snipped]
>> 
>>>> It could be that there were some big users who had their own disk
>>>> packs that got put in only when needed, but it wasn't visible to us
>>>> lowly grad students outside computing science.
>>>
>>> There's a lovely story (possibly apocryphal) about a student who
>>> reckoned that the operators at his university were robotic enough that
>>> they would do whatever they were told
>> 
>> When you and I shared an educational establishment, someone (not me)
>> found out that the operators there would mount any magtape requested,
>> including ones to which undergraduates really shouldn't have had access
>> ...
>
> How do you think I stole the entire KOS source code?

Tee-hee.

> I really wish I still had it - someone asked me for it last month.

T'was ever thus.


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#164736

FromMorten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid>
Date2016-06-07 12:24 +0200
Message-ID<q0ki2d-2j1.ln1@sambook.reistad.name>
In reply to#164714
In article <b0e24ad4-46d4-4449-bcf3-60e023287e5b@googlegroups.com>,
Quadibloc  <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
>On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 2:13:34 PM UTC-6, Morten Reistad wrote:
>> In article <PM0005349BAE9A5DF7@aca407c0.ipt.aol.com>,
>> jmfbahciv  <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> >Could any user mount/dismount media and have their own private
>> >disk packs?
>> 
>> Sure. You are talking about mainframes here, right?
>
>On the mainframe I used, we could hand in a 2400' tape and have it mounted for 
>one of our jobs. But I am not aware of any of its users having their own disk 
>packs; as far as I knew, the OS treated the file system like the hard drive of 
>a modern PC... the disks were all just permanently mounted so that your files 
>would be on the system whenever you would log in; there was just one pool of 
>disk space.
>
>Of course, the disk packs were removable from the drives... and so some nights, 
>the system was booted up in OS/360 instead of MTS for some special jobs.
>
>It could be that there were some big users who had their own disk packs that 
>got put in only when needed, but it wasn't visible to us lowly grad students 
>outside computing science.

I ran my own mainframe when I was assigned to crypto (Strict Secret) work, 
Norway's Navy.

This was a 4341 with two tapes, three disks; two of them were mountable.
Extensive crypto and blanking gear between disk/memory and cpu. Extensive
Faraday's cage. And, yes, we had disk packs. LOTS of disk packs, with even
more assigned paperwork.

The 'light' blanking took around 20 minutes, and was required between two
non-cooperating agencies jobs.

Then we got to boot the OS of the day from scratch. We must have booted
that 4341 from utter cold more times than anyone in the commercial business
did during a lifetime.

-- mrr

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#164750

FromPeter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
Date2016-06-07 16:32 -0400
Message-ID<1902001603.487023529.315293.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#164714
Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
> On Monday, June 6, 2016 at 2:13:34 PM UTC-6, Morten Reistad wrote:
>> In article <PM0005349BAE9A5DF7@aca407c0.ipt.aol.com>,
>> jmfbahciv  <See.above@aol.com> wrote:
> 
>>> Could any user mount/dismount media and have their own private
>>> disk packs?
>> 
>> Sure. You are talking about mainframes here, right?
> 
> On the mainframe I used, we could hand in a 2400' tape and have it mounted for 
> one of our jobs. But I am not aware of any of its users having their own disk 
> packs; as far as I knew, the OS treated the file system like the hard drive of 
> a modern PC... the disks were all just permanently mounted so that your files 
> would be on the system whenever you would log in; there was just one pool of 
> disk space.
> 

DOS systems I'm familiar with did a lot of disk swapping.  They might have
a pack or so per application.  Pugh mentions as a surprise to IBM that many
shops found it better to use disk rather than tape for backup, so they had
to scramble to manufacture enough disks, and packs were rationed to early
customers.

> Of course, the disk packs were removable from the drives... and so some nights, 
> the system was booted up in OS/360 instead of MTS for some special jobs.
> 
> It could be that there were some big users who had their own disk packs that 
> got put in only when needed, but it wasn't visible to us lowly grad students 
> outside computing science.
> 
> John Savard
> 



-- 
Pete

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#164773

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2016-06-07 22:41 +0000
Message-ID<nj7ij609bs@news6.newsguy.com>
In reply to#164750
On 2016-06-07, Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:

> DOS systems I'm familiar with did a lot of disk swapping.  They might have
> a pack or so per application.  Pugh mentions as a surprise to IBM that many
> shops found it better to use disk rather than tape for backup, so they had
> to scramble to manufacture enough disks, and packs were rationed to early
> customers.

There was a similar situation with the Univac 90/30 in the late '70s.
On the one hand, Univac warned customers of a life of woe if they used
foreign packs, but on the other hand they couldn't supply enough themselves.
CDC sold a lot of 8418 packs to 90/30 shops.  If they worked the first time,
they'd work forever.

I had one pack that didn't work the first time - but since the drive I
mounted it on to prep it had a noisy spindle bearing, I didn't notice
anything awry until halfway through the prep, when the noises started
getting louder.  By the time I got the pack off the drive (and quarantined
both, of course), the oxide was chewed up so badly you could see bare
aluminum through it.

And then the fingerpointing (Univac vs. CDC) began...

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#164826

Fromhancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
Date2016-06-08 11:54 -0700
Message-ID<11f0de1a-fc62-43ec-a234-7735c6459036@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#164750
On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 4:32:53 PM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:

> DOS systems I'm familiar with did a lot of disk swapping.  They might have
> a pack or so per application.  Pugh mentions as a surprise to IBM that many
> shops found it better to use disk rather than tape for backup, so they had
> to scramble to manufacture enough disks, and packs were rationed to early
> customers.

Heck, we were MVS and frequently swapped out 3330 disk packs.

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#164702

Fromhancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
Date2016-06-06 13:23 -0700
Message-ID<5240a51f-84ff-4a84-8ea3-150f00e3b475@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#164542
On Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 3:27:18 AM UTC-4, Questor wrote:

> Timesharing was available on many other computers besides those from DEC.
> And it can very easily be argued that people whose only experience was using
> batch would be even more motivated to have their own machine than people who
> had used timesharing.  And lots of people, like myself, wanted their own
> computer before they ever used one, timesharing or otherwise.

The issue of "having their own machine" is actually distinct
from the issue of machine performance.

Years ago, we wanted _access_ to a machine that ran _fast_.  In
the end, we didn't care _why_ the machine was fast or who "owned"
it.  (That is, it could be a slow machine but having only one
user, or a fast machine with many users, but not overloaded).
Machine speed was also dependent on peripherals and the problem
program.  

Timesharing was generally liked due to the interactive instant
experience.  However, certain applications required high volume
input and output for which the typical Teletype or Selectric was
very inadequate.  Some applications had high data volumes and
needed magnetic tape.  All of that ran better in batch mode.


As to having one's "own" machine, that was more of an issue
of "control" than performance.  If you had your machine--and
years ago that would be a mini-computer in your department--
you determined who got to use it and what they could do on it.
You probably also had a hand in determining what features and
peripherals were on it, optimized for your personal needs.

In addition, for comp-sci people, having their own machine
allowed them to play with it as they wished, without running
into obstacles created by data center managers and security.
You could tinker with the operating system in any way you
wished, and execute privileged instructions and processes.

Years ago, one of the frustrations of comp-sci students was
being blocked from experimentation at the operating system
or other low level.

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