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Smaller nitpick: Unix was eventually ported to mainframes even before Linux ran on z Series hardware. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl_UTS https://en.wikip
by msla 5y ago
Smaller nitpick: Unix was eventually ported to mainframes even before Linux ran on z Series hardware.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl_UTS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl_UTS
> UTS is a discontinued implementation of the UNIX operating system for IBM mainframe (and compatible) computers. Amdahl created the first versions of UTS, and released it in May 1981,[1] with UTS Global acquiring rights to the product in 2002.
- rbanffy 5y agoI remember it. It felt more like a way to mark a checkbox for government contracts that required POSIX compliance than a real, usable tool. I have no doubt some people abused it into being a useful tool. IIRC, it came about at the same time the 370s got vector processing that made them better suited for scientific applications.