Talk:Conversational Monitor System

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[edit] Comparisons to Unix?

I have no idea why Unix is mentioned here. The definition of computing, much less operating systems, is so different between mainframes, minis, and PCs, there's no use in comparing them. The article sounds like Unix users should switch to CMS!

Since I haven't used CMS (although I've used other mainframe JCLs), I'll wait for someone else to clean this up first. If no one does, I'll chop it out myself after a couple of days. -- A D Monroe III 18:17, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The comparison to UNIX is perfectly reasonable, IMHO. The original CMS was developed to provide a terminal shell for the underlying kernel (CP-40, CP-67, VM/370-CP). The fact that CMS could also run as a single-user standalone operating system, on a real IBM S/360, was convenient but not really the goal. Dave Tuttle 21:23, 28 October 2006 (UTC)