Oct 29, 2023
This episode we are looking at a
ghost of bygone days: batch processing! Before fancy terminals
peppered computer rooms, before there was a microcomputer on every
desk, there was the batch. In this non-interactive form of
computing a user could wait hours, days, or even weeks to get a
chance at computer time. Machines were kept well away from
programmers, guarded by digital clerics. Why did such an
arrangement exist? And did it ultimately help the
programmer?
Selected
Sources:
https://multicians.org/thvv/compatible-time-sharing-system.pdf
-
Compatible Timesharing System, 15th Anniversary
https://sci-hub.se/10.1109/MAHC.1983.10026
- Rykman
on GM-NAA I/O
https://ethw.org/First-Hand:Operating_System_Roots
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Operating System Roots
