Re: is operating system always to blame, was: Ready to scrap an AS/400

["Peter Dow" <pcdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark,

From: Mark Walter <mwalter@netrax.net>
> What if there is that outside chance that a job in normal operation could
> write xxxxx number of records or utilize more than 70% of the CPU. If the
> OS stopped it, it would be considered a bug in the OS.

Well personally I wouldn't consider it a bug in the OS. Better that one job
be put on hold and the operator notified of the situation than crashing the
OS and having all jobs zapped.

> I know that a
> program that would suck that many machine cycles would be extremely bad
> design, but I'm sure that somewhere they exist. (Albeit, not in my shop.
> HA,HA,HA).

Of course not! Everyone on this list writes top notch code don't they? <VBG>

> I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one.

Shucks, just when I thought I was about to convert you<G>!

Regards,
Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
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