ladner@uw-beaver.UUCP (05/31/83)
Systems Programmer
Department of Computer Science
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
A highly skilled Systems Programmer is needed for program maintenance and
development in a graduate instructional and research oriented computer
laboratory. Responsibilities include: maintaining the operating systems of a
DECSYSTEM 2060 and a VAX 11/780 running Unix; hardware and software
troubleshooting; system performance tuning; and assisting users with the
installation and maintenance of software.
Highly desirable: Two years experience with DEC computers; familiarity with DEC
10's or 20's and VAX's running Unix; proficiency with assembly languages, C,
and Pascal.
Salary range: $2100 - 2800 per month depending on experience.
Please send your resume before July 1, 1984 to Richard Ladner, ARPANET
ladner@washington, USENET ladner@uw-beaver, telephone (206)543-9347.rcj@burl.UUCP (06/02/83)
Just a small hint for you guys out there trying to hire Unix wizards, systems programmers, and the like: You all seem to go into great detail about the hardware (i.e., Vax 11/780 with xxxx uP and 5 DEC rp05 4.5 Megabyte Drives with..... [the numbers are probably all wrong, but you get my drift]). Then you state that this machine, which you have described in infinite detail, is running Unix. Wow, Unix!! Really!!?? What flavor of Unix? A person who has worked on USG Unix only might have a little bit of trouble with Berkeley. The difference between V7 Unix and Release 5.0 is incredible!! Also, what is the user population on the system; what is the average load that I will have to contend with; etc. I don't mean to flame anyone out, but I really feel that you should either be totally cryptic and hope someone gets interested (not likely), or give the prospective applicant some real idea of what he/she will be getting into if he decides to go for the job. Try to remember that a systems type is basically software-oriented -- the difference between a Vax 11/750 and a Vax 11/780 is not nearly as important to them as the difference between flavors of Unix and different user populations and applications. -- The MAD Programmer -- 919-228-3814 (Cornet 291) alias: Curtis Jackson ...![ floyd sb1 mhuxv ]!burl!rcj