29 May
2018
29 May
'18
10:54 p.m.
On 5/28/18, Nelson H. F. Beebe <beebe(a)math.utah.edu> wrote:
I suspect that top-like displays were added to most other interactive
operating systems, as soon as screen terminals made updates convenient
without wasting console paper. One of the first questions likely to
be asked by interactive users is "what is my job doing?".
And even to non-interactive operating systems. Inspired by systat and
sysdpy on TOPS-10, I implemented similar functionality for DOS/VS on
the IBM System/370. It did a continuously updating display of what
each partition was doing on a 3277 transaction terminal. Very useful
for the system operator. OS/VS1 had a similar utility.
-Paul W.