yes a maximum of 8 bits (256 devices) per channel and (at that time) a maximum of 6 channels (we could have doubled the number of drives) on our pair of 370/168s running OS/MVS under VM/CP (we also had 4 other machines including a 370/158 which was operated kind of like my personal toy).
the 168's had 8 MB each and the 158 had 2 MB. that was a scary amount of RAM back then (my Apple II was maxxed out with 48 kB). today, my laptop has several times as much RAM as the total in that machine room. and faster, too.
the 168's had 8 MB each and the 158 had 2 MB. that was a scary amount of RAM back then (my Apple II was maxxed out with 48 kB). today, my laptop has several times as much RAM as the total in that machine room. and faster, too.
Tradition is peer pressure from dead people
What do you call someone who speaks three languages? Trilingual. Two languages? Bilingual. One language? American.
What do you call someone who speaks three languages? Trilingual. Two languages? Bilingual. One language? American.