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On 05/10/07 16:12, Greg Folkert wrote:
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> 
>> I guess that's called a mainframe :)
> 
> No, mainframes are not really that "capable" as a holy grail to set your
> sights on. Yes they operate on a different set of standards, but over
> all, they were designed to handle large amounts of input and output in a
> very reasonable way. They really don't do computing any better or worse
> (subjective, yes, I know) than any other systems. The only real thing
> mainframes do better than many other systems, that I know of, is COST a
> lot of money to maintain and upgrade. 

Did you just contradict yourself?  They're *great* at IO.  And
they're durable.

Does AIX have batch queues?

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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