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|    Lawrence D'Oliveiro to Dan Espen    |
|    Re: Inside an IBM z17    |
|    09 May 25 02:04:14    |
      From: ldo@nz.invalid              On Thu, 08 May 2025 20:24:29 -0400, Dan Espen wrote:              > Where I worked, it was also instant on Enter, Function keys, etc. All       > the keys that required mainframe attention.              The idea that every single keystroke/mouse click might require CPU       attention (as is typical with interactive applications) is not something       that mainframes are optimized for.              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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