I always envisioned the MCP more analogous to SRM than to the OS as a whole.
Probably running in "Ultimate Goal" mode. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Jay Maynard > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Systems Programming for 8 Year-olds > > > On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 10:32:02AM -0500, Compton, John wrote: > > I still think the way "MCP" was depicted in "Tron" is the > best simile. > > A big stern 'something' whirling round and round letting > (or making) things > > happen as it sees fit. > > Uhm, but why didn't the ENCOM mainframe enter a disabled wait > state when > Tron ABENDed it? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -------------------------------------------------------- If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
