From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro   wrote:   
   >But they do still suffer the latencies from a platform optimized for batch   
   >rather than interactive operation, don’t they.   
      
   No, this isn't 1965 any longer.  These are realtime transaction processing   
   systems.  You _can_ run batch stuff on VM/CMS too, and the batch jobs   
   coexist well with the transaction load taking priority of both CPU and   
   the I/O mechanisms.  The ability to manage I/O load dynamically is a big   
   deal.   
   --scott   
   --   
   "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
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