|===>> Is a new MAINFRAME O/S in the works at IBM ?!?!
Mail from YORKTOWN received 11-Dec-79 23:33:43-EST
Date: 11 Dec 1979 2333-EST
From: Watson at YORKTOWN (T. J. Watson, Jr.)
Subject: new operating system
=== ====== === ===
= = = === ===
= ===== ==== ====
= = = == == ==
=== ====== === ===
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Data Processing Division Date: January 30, 1979
PROGRAMMING ANNOUNCEMENT
New Operating System
Because so many users have asked for an operating system of even greater
capability than VM, IBM announces the Virtual Universe Operating System
-
OS/VU.
Running under OS/VU, the individual user appears to have not merely a
machine of his own, but an entire universe of his own, in which he can
set up and take down his own programs, data sets, systems networks,
personnel, and planetary systems. He need only specify the universe he
desires, and the OS/VU system generation program (IEHGOD) does the rest.
This program will reside in SYS1.GODLIB. The minimum time for this
function is 6 days of activity and 1 day of review. In conjunction with
OS/VU, all system utilities have been replaced by one program
(IEHPROPHET) which will reside in SYS1.MESSIAH. This program has no
parms or control cards as it knows what you want to do when it is
executed.
Naturally, the user must have attained a certain degree of
sophistication in the data processing field if an efficient utilization
of OS/VU is to be achieved. Frequent calls to non-resident galaxies,
for instance, can lead to unexpected delays in the execution of a job.
Although IBM, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The United States, is
working on a program to upgrade the speed of light and thus reduce the
overhead of extraterrestrial and metadimensional paging, users must be
careful for the present to stay within the laws of physics. IBM must
charge an additional fee for violations.
OS/VU will run on any IBM x0xx equipped with Extended WARP Feature.
Rental is twenty million dollars per cpu/nanosecond.
Microcode assist will be available for all odd-numbered processors
to allow the use of non-contiguous CPU clock times. This feature will
be a prerequisite for the implementation of the Rutgers University
virtual date package.
Users should be aware that IBM plans to migrate all existing systems and
hardware to OS/VU as soon as our engineers effect one output that is
(conceptually) error-free. This will give us a base to develop an even
more powerful operating system, target date 2001, designated "Virtual
Reality". OS/VR is planned to enable the user to migrate to totally
unreal universes. To aid the user in identifying the difference between
"Virtual Reality" and "Real Reality", a file containing a linear
arrangement of multisensory total records of successive moments of now
will be established. Its name will be SYS1.est.
For more information, contact your IBM data processing representative.
Mail from YORKTOWN received 11-Dec-79 23:33:43-EST
Date: 11 Dec 1979 2333-EST
From: Watson at YORKTOWN (T. J. Watson, Jr.)
Subject: new operating system
=== ====== === ===
= = = === ===
= ===== ==== ====
= = = == == ==
=== ====== === ===
------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
Data Processing Division Date: January 30, 1979
PROGRAMMING ANNOUNCEMENT
New Operating System
Because so many users have asked for an operating system of even greater
capability than VM, IBM announces the Virtual Universe Operating System
-
OS/VU.
Running under OS/VU, the individual user appears to have not merely a
machine of his own, but an entire universe of his own, in which he can
set up and take down his own programs, data sets, systems networks,
personnel, and planetary systems. He need only specify the universe he
desires, and the OS/VU system generation program (IEHGOD) does the rest.
This program will reside in SYS1.GODLIB. The minimum time for this
function is 6 days of activity and 1 day of review. In conjunction with
OS/VU, all system utilities have been replaced by one program
(IEHPROPHET) which will reside in SYS1.MESSIAH. This program has no
parms or control cards as it knows what you want to do when it is
executed.
Naturally, the user must have attained a certain degree of
sophistication in the data processing field if an efficient utilization
of OS/VU is to be achieved. Frequent calls to non-resident galaxies,
for instance, can lead to unexpected delays in the execution of a job.
Although IBM, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The United States, is
working on a program to upgrade the speed of light and thus reduce the
overhead of extraterrestrial and metadimensional paging, users must be
careful for the present to stay within the laws of physics. IBM must
charge an additional fee for violations.
OS/VU will run on any IBM x0xx equipped with Extended WARP Feature.
Rental is twenty million dollars per cpu/nanosecond.
Microcode assist will be available for all odd-numbered processors
to allow the use of non-contiguous CPU clock times. This feature will
be a prerequisite for the implementation of the Rutgers University
virtual date package.
Users should be aware that IBM plans to migrate all existing systems and
hardware to OS/VU as soon as our engineers effect one output that is
(conceptually) error-free. This will give us a base to develop an even
more powerful operating system, target date 2001, designated "Virtual
Reality". OS/VR is planned to enable the user to migrate to totally
unreal universes. To aid the user in identifying the difference between
"Virtual Reality" and "Real Reality", a file containing a linear
arrangement of multisensory total records of successive moments of now
will be established. Its name will be SYS1.est.
For more information, contact your IBM data processing representative.
Related:
- USComputer Lexicon
By Cornelius Unicorn
Beginne
A person who believes more than one-sixteenth of a computer salesperson's spiel.... - Murphy's Military Laws
1. You are not superman.
2. If it's stupid but works, it isnt stupid. 3.... - Congratulations on your purchase of a CAT Unit!
This model contains the following feature
* User Friendly * Mouse Driven * Self Cleaning * Energy Saving Standby Mode When Not In Use * Self Portable Operation * Dual Video and Audio Input * Audio Output * Auto Search Routines for Input Data * Auto Search for Output Bin * Instant Transition (2 nanoseconds) Between Standby and Full Power Mode Production Detail... - LIGHT BULB JOKES
Q: How many Californians does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Six. One to turn the bulb, one for support, and four to relate to the experience.... - Computer Dictionary
386: No, 486: Oops, Pentium: The only chip to consider if you're thinking of
buying a PC.
Until Intel ramps up the 686. 640K: The salary the average Wall Street PC analyst pulls in each year.... - Complete Guide to
PARALLEL INTERFACE
for the
Computer Literate
Select your desired CPU and initiate your standard word
processing program to determine compatibility of this CPU
for interface.
(Helpful Hint: once CPU compatibility is established, you may wish to determine a password which will initiate immediate interface session signon.... - THE PERSONAL COMPUTER AWARENESS DICTIONARY
******************************************
Do you feel confused by the jargon of the personal computer revolution?
Afraid to enter the world of the computer salesmen to browse because you don't understand their language?... - THE LIFE OF A COMPUTER ANALYST
(Long but VERY Funny!
) Monday ------ 8:05am User called to say they forgot password.... - Lesser Languages The Copier Circuit
Basic, Fortran, Cobol
These programming languages are well known and (more or less) well loved throughout the computer industry....
