RE: STARBASE (was: Old tapes)

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chuck--

How do you think -I- know about that little problem?!   (:

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




> Paul,
>
> I remember finding that out the hard way - locking up our S/38 in the MIDDLE
> of the day... (years ago) ;-)
>
> Chuck
>
>
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> Subject: Re: STARBASE (was: Old tapes)
>
> I remember one problem with one of the original releases of Starbase:
> It had some programs compiled at release 0 of OS/38.  Just the
> -existance- of one of these programs on an S/38 caused problems!
>
> However, there were some programs which were 'useful.'  (:  I
> remember a version of "Othello" (IIRC), which we had to restrict
> because it was too popular.
>
> We've still got a version of this library on our system.  It's been
> added to with a banner program, a mortgage calculator, and a few
> other goodies and text-pictures.
>
> --Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx