No, this is not unix

T

tingo

Sometimes I mess around with old stuff. This is definitely not unix:
BATCH NUMBER= 1
*** 00.01.14 TERMINAL 670:
PLEASE UPDATE THE CLOCK IF NECESSARY!!

00.01.15 18 APRIL 1985
SINTRAN III - VSE J REVISION: 4000
CPU (SYSTEM NUMBER): 135
GENERATED: 00.01.00 18 APRIL 1985
SINTRAN III RUNNING -

PAGES FOR SWAPPING (OCT.): 253

ND-100 PANEL CLOCK INCORRECT

00.01.16 ERROR 23 AT 20327; DEVICE ERROR
HARDW.DEV.NO.: 350; STATUS: 0

*** 00.01.19 TERMINAL 670:
=== SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE ===
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Pressing the Escape key, and I get this
00.01.45 18 APRIL 1985
SINTRAN III - VSE J
ENTER
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Yes, I do like those old systems.:e
 
Really? Is your typewriter 16-bits? Does it have 512 kbytes (256 kwords) of memory? Does it have a 21 Mbyte hard drive, and 8 serial ports for terminals / printers (in addition to the console)? How about 2 dedicated HDLC ports? This old machine has got all of this, and software too.
 
  • My typewriter has hundreds of bits, from itty-bitty springs and pawls all the way up to 9-point character devices (they're write-only, though).
  • It's made of steel and my teeth are not: my cat won't bite it even when I dare him to, so I'll concede that yours has more bites.
  • I have a box of corn-flakes I could pour over it, but that would equal how many cereal ports?
  • My typewriter came standard with a printer and its current operating system is 190cm and has been under development since 1974.
 
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