Anton Aylward wrote:
On 03/21/2016 12:58 PM, Dave Howorth wrote:
The big attraction of UNIX initially was that it could run multiple processes,
So could many other machines and operating systems. The thing about UNIX was that it could do it with very few resources.
Plus it came with oodles of software.
That too, but it also broke away from the monolithic model of one program that did it all, which rapidly led 'pipes and filters', which was quite revolutionary, as it meant there was scripting power of a very different order from the "Job Execution Language" of the mainframes.
Either Job Control Language or Job Entry Control Language (for JES2 and JES3). Not a scripting language at all, more of a specification. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (3.7°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org