From: crossd@gmail.com (Dan Cross)
Subject: [TUHS] [OT] VAXen, my children, just don't belong some places
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 07:49:48 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAEoi9W7yEx5+4ZS3X5MoFdkOMCtCVwKgSsyqpiGtKFF+G-kHJA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALMnNGghxibhc=FAv5y_tjC3hK+6ymz+jZRgBmFXGOuVXBuwYA@mail.gmail.com>
On Oct 18, 2016 11:36 PM, "Andy Kosela" <akosela at andykosela.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 6:05 PM, Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> What operating system was installed on that VAX? VMS or UNIX?
Based on his description of the 'HELP' command, mention of command
procedures, and talk about the manual set, I'd say VMS. VMS also had a
strong presence on Wall Street around that time.
I've always loved this story, but surely it's apocryphal? If Black Monday
had been due to an operator rebooting a VAX that would have certainly made
the news....
- Dan C.
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-10-18 23:05 Dave Horsfall
2016-10-19 3:35 ` Andy Kosela
2016-10-19 11:49 ` Dan Cross [this message]
2016-10-20 1:18 ` Greg 'groggy' Lehey
2016-10-20 5:24 ` Random832
2016-10-20 5:46 ` Dave Horsfall
2016-10-20 6:30 ` Cory Smelosky
2016-10-20 7:06 ` Peter Jeremy
2016-10-20 7:44 ` arnold
2016-10-21 5:37 ` [TUHS] Station wagon bandwidth (was: VAXen, my children, just don't belong some places) Greg 'groggy' Lehey
2016-10-20 13:42 [TUHS] [OT] VAXen, my children, just don't belong some places Noel Chiappa
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