I first heard it at usenix 1980.

On Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 10:52 AM Lawrence Stewart <stewart@serissa.com> wrote:

> Or JCL “It’s as easy to read one file as it is to read 1000 files."
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> On 2021, Sep 1, at 12:42 PM, Tom Lyon via TUHS <tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>
> wrote:
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> Another fun saying about TSO: "It may be slow, but it's hard to use."
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> Not sure the origin.
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> On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 9:10 AM Ron Natalie <ron@ronnatalie.com> wrote:
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>> >...
>> >       DEC Diagnositcs would run on a beached whale
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>> >?
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>> >Anyone remember and/or know?
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>> I believe this was Mike Muuss and he used the term "dead whale" in
>> deference to the TSO comment.
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> --
> - Tom
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