Hello from Gregg C Levine Second the motion. It turns out that the whole internals of the systems, that evolved into System/390, were being designed into place, right around the year I was born. So, yes, they are my age. And no laughs, and finger pointing either. ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke." Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > John Summerfield > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 6:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Hi there... (missed one) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > >Just about every major System/370 and System/390 feature has patent > > > protection, starting (roughly) with Cross Memory Services. > > > How many of those patents are still in effect? At least some would > > have had to have been issued before 1985, and would be expired by now. > > > > and XMS is more than 17 years old. It had been in client machines some > time before '85. > > I don't have a calendar of significant events, but I suspect everything > S/370-related is more than 17 years old. > > > -- > Cheers > John Summerfield > > Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ > > Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my > disposition. > > ============================== > If you don't like being told you're wrong, > be right!
