*nix on "classic" systems

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> On Wednesday 11 April 2007 19:49, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>> Dave McGuire wrote:
>>>   Interesting.  I'm assuming from this statement that you haven't
>>> been in many datacenters.
>> Or used a mainframe.
> 
> One particularly twisted individual could run a UNIXy OS on a mainframe, 
> have a VNC X-windows server running as a process, and use that to host a 
> KDE/GNOME session.

That kind of person would be me.  I've done that kind of twisted stuff, 
like running OpenGL Quake on my mainframe, but that's *far* from normal.

> Less twisted individuals may point out that IBM has sold graphical 
> terminals that are attached to mainframes (such as my 3279-S3G or older 
> ones that aren't 3270 devices) long before any GUI from the likes of 
> Microsoft or Apple has been around.

I would point out that many (most?) graphical consoles on mainframes 
aren't used to display GUIs.  Although, by some stretch of an 
imagination, a CAD drawing could, I suppose, be considered a GUI.

Peace...  Sridhar