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I'm pretty sure clusters changed in their architecture and their processing power, but you still have to stand in line
by a_bonobo 13y ago
I'm pretty sure clusters changed in their architecture and their processing power, but you still have to stand in line
- timtadh 13y agoIn 1978 Time Sharing Machines refers to single machines with multi-tasking. ex. the terminal you are using right now. So you don't have to "wait in line" you have to share resources. Just like your web-browser shares resources with your editor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-sharing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-sharing esr also has a good article: http://catb.org/jargon/html/T/timesharing.html http://catb.org/jargon/html/T/timesharing.html