Oh, that other thing

[vakkotaur]

I had a few related experiences, or one repeated experience, recently that showed that Jay and the Hercules project have been an influence. I've heard of the IBM 360 and OS/360 and 370 and 390 and other IBM mainframe things. I am also not a gamer, and that is also significant.

In last couple weeks I've seen a few people say they have a 360 or are using a 360. And for a bit I was wondering about these people using old IBM mainframes or such. Until a little more context made it plain they weren't talking about a real 360, nor even emulated one, nor OS/360, just an xbox. Had they said xbox, there would not have been any confusion.

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[altivo.livejournal.com]

*snicker* Those users would be equally at a loss listening to a conversation about the older 360 that some of us knew so well. ;p

Actually, I never used a 360 myself. I started on a 370, but the differences from a programmer's viewpoint are minimal.