11 Sep
2019
11 Sep
'19
10:05 p.m.
On 9/10/19, Clem Cole <clemc(a)ccc.com> wrote:
SCCS was important and the RJE support was important because that was the
system being used and it made a huge impression on AT&T staff. A terminal
to a UNIX box was way cheaper and to the IBM and people were so much more
productive.
IBM RJE stations were card-based, with a card reader, card punch, and
line printer. Communication with the mainframe was via half-duplex
bisync. Certainly editing programs on a UNIX terminal would be WAY
more productive than punch cards!
-Paul W.