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MVS was IBM’s primary mainframe OS for decades.
Intended purpose
server/mainframe: medium to large scale servers; mainframes
desktop/workstation: workstations (for those with command line familiarity)
handheld: not appropriate
real time: not appropriate
Kind of OS: proprietary
Release Date: originally released mid-1960se109
Current Version: 5.2e109
Hardware Supported: System/360 mainframes, System/370 mainframes, System/390 mainframes (and compatibles)e109
Maximum Number of Processors: “MVS can handle multiple sysplex processors (in parallel)” — Pat Jaworskie109
Kernel: proprietary
“Interestingly enough, IBM’s MVS mainframe operating system is now X/Open branded.” — Steve Byane56
Other:
“A mainframe can be a great back-end to a mission critical enterprise database system. All you need on the client end is an OS/2, AIX, Windoze9x/NT workstation (or vitually ANY PC or home computer capable of TN3270 protocol).” — Pat Jaworskie109
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MVS and Unix: A Survival Handbook for Multi-Platform Users, Developers, and Managers (McGraw-Hill IBM Series); by Richard J. Bambara; Computing McGraw-Hill; May 1998; ISBN 0070066639; paperback; 560 pages; $65.00
Essential System Administration: Help for Unix System Administrators (Nutshell Handbook); 2nd edition; by Aeleen Frisch; O’Reilly & Associates; December 1996; ISBN 1565921275; paperback; 788 pages; $27.96
The Complete Guide to Netware 4.11/Intranetware; 2nd edition; by James E. Gaskin; Sybex; December 1996; ISBN 078211931X; paperback; $47.99; includes information on getting NetWare working with Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, and OS/2
Building a Unix Internet Server; by George Eckel; New Riders Publishing; June 1995; ISBN 1562054945; paperback (with CD-ROM); 325 pages; $30.40
Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series); by W. Richard Stevens; Addison-Wesley Pub Co; June 1992; ISBN 0201563177; hardcover; 744 pages; $63.95
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