Linked by Jeffrey Boulier on Wed 12th Mar 2003 04:44 UTC
OSNews, Generic OSes Some users swear by Aqua interface of MacOS X, others proclaim the desktop-readiness of Linux, the polished presence of Windows XP, or expound upon the stately Solaris as the ultimate operating system. All of these users are wimps.
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Oh wow!
by Grusic on Wed 12th Mar 2003 05:59 UTC

When I first got into IT, it was then called "Data Processing' in the very early 80's, the shop I worked at had an IBM S/370 mainframe running VMS, CMS and God knows what else.

I used to sneak into the Systems Programmer's office at night and study the manuals because I was curious. I even crashed a VMS job and had gained enough skill to somewhat cover my tracks.

Later on, they got an IBM S/38, one of the AS/400's parents, and we were amazed at the relational database system it ran.

I may grab one of these emulators and see if I can get VMS running just for fun and memories ;)