rivero@dev8a.mdcbbs.com (05/07/91)
A friend recently mentioned another operating system called PIC (sp) and started comparing it with UN*X with regards to memory management, etc. Anyone know about this system, and where I can get info on it? Is it better than UN*X? Mike
harrison@csl.dl.nec.com (Mark Harrison) (05/08/91)
In article <1991May7.135057.1@dev8a.mdcbbs.com> rivero@dev8a.mdcbbs.com writes: >A friend recently mentioned another operating system called PIC (sp) and... >Anyone know about this system, and where I can get info on it? Try O'Reilly. They have a whole series on it. I think it's spelled PICK (???). >Is it better than UN*X? I read something about it a while back. It seems it is more data processing oriented, so it might be better for that kind of application. -- Mark Harrison | Note: harrison@ssd.dl.nec.com and harrison@csl.dl.nec.com | necssd!harrison are not operating at (214)518-5050 | present. Please forward mail through the | above address. Sorry for the inconvenience.
gdtltr@brahms.udel.edu (root@research.bdi.com (Systems Research Supervisor)) (05/08/91)
In article <1991May8.150621.15614@csl.dl.nec.com> harrison@csl.dl.nec.com (Mark Harrison) writes: =>In article <1991May7.135057.1@dev8a.mdcbbs.com> rivero@dev8a.mdcbbs.com writes: => =>>A friend recently mentioned another operating system called PIC (sp) and... => =>>Anyone know about this system, and where I can get info on it? => =>Try O'Reilly. They have a whole series on it. I think it's spelled =>PICK (???). => =>>Is it better than UN*X? => =>I read something about it a while back. It seems it is more data processing =>oriented, so it might be better for that kind of application. I got to operate a Microdata Reality system running PICK a few years back for a couple weeks. It is certainly a database-oriented system. Its main language is Data-BASIC, which like most BASICs has little in common with any other BASIC. It incorporates a while mess of record-oriented features, variable length arrays, and some other junk. The system didn't look too bad given its specific aim and age. Unfortunately, the system running it had some problems and tended to be down more than it was up. They were in the process of moving their operation to a 386-based Unix box about 1/20th of the size and a heck of a lot cheaper to maintain. As far as references go, if you can telnet to delcat.udel.edu, our online card catalog, "s=pick computer operating system" should list about 8 books on the subject. Gary Duzan Time Lord Third Regeneration -- gdtltr@brahms.udel.edu _o_ ---------------------- _o_ [|o o|] Two CPU's are better than one; N CPU's would be real nice. [|o o|] |_o_| Disclaimer: I AM Brain Dead Innovations, Inc. |_o_|
jerry@ora.com (Jerry Peek) (05/15/91)
In article <1991May8.150621.15614@csl.dl.nec.com> harrison@csl.dl.nec.com (Mark Harrison) writes: > In article <1991May7.135057.1@dev8a.mdcbbs.com> rivero@dev8a.mdcbbs.com writes: > >A friend recently mentioned another operating system called PIC (sp) and... > >Anyone know about this system, and where I can get info on it? > Try O'Reilly. They have a whole series on it. I think it's spelled PICK (???). > >Is it better than UN*X? > I read something about it a while back. It seems it is more data processing > oriented, so it might be better for that kind of application. Mark is right -- Pick is a multi-user database management system. It has a lot of business-oriented applications. There are several different implementations of Pick. Our documentation set is based on a mainstream implementation (R83) with notes on the SMA standards and other implementations too. Our toll-free order number (US and Canada) is 800/338-6887. If you want more info about Pick, send me some mail: bookquestions@ora.com or uunet!ora!bookquestions. --Jerry Peek, O'Reilly & Associates
gast@maui.cs.ucla.edu (David Gast) (05/22/91)
In article <1991May15.091845.24097@ora.com> jerry@ora.com (Jerry Peek) writes: >In article <1991May8.150621.15614@csl.dl.nec.com> harrison@csl.dl.nec.com (Mark Harrison) writes: >> In article <1991May7.135057.1@dev8a.mdcbbs.com> rivero@dev8a.mdcbbs.com writes: >> >A friend recently mentioned another operating system called PIC (sp) and... >> >Anyone know about this system, and where I can get info on it? >> >Is it better than UN*X? >> I read something about it a while back. It seems it is more data processing >> oriented, so it might be better for that kind of application. An organization I know dropped $2.5M on pick hardware and software. Over- priced? By a factor of at least 25, possibly 100. And gues what? It does not do everything so they are spending hundreds of thousands more on PCs. Classic. David