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The original meaning of the acronym (SFAIK) is given below and to the right | The original meaning of the acronym (SFAIK) is given below and to the right. I suspect the Unisys "Single Point Operations" product was/is a backronym on this but the product is not a SPO in the traditional sense of the station to which the ATTACHSPOQ function has been assigned. | ||
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== "Supervisory Print Out" == | == "Supervisory Print Out" == | ||
In the original [[:en:Master Control Program|<span style="color: pink;">MCP</span>]] based systems one or more consoles could function as the "SPO", the system operator interface. Originally it stood for "Supervisory Print Out" in the early MCP (presumably B5000 or possibly earlier). | In the original [[:en:Master Control Program|<span style="color: pink;">MCP</span>]] based systems one or more consoles could function as the "SPO", the system operator interface. Originally it stood for "Supervisory Print Out" in the early MCP (presumably B5000 or possibly earlier). The ATTACHSPOQ and WRITESPO DCALGOL functions determine and run the current SPO. | ||
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In my homage it has become simply "SPO" ('spoh') for DCP/MCP, the set of squeak sources as described above as a UI for the dominion control program in the style of the Burroughs MCP. BTW, this is a good place to point out the diff between "Burroughs MCP", "Unisys MCP", and just "MCP". The second is the product marketed by Unisys which until recently I never had hands on. The last is my invention which is no more than inspired by Burroughs MCP 4, the version of the Algol OS with which I had paid experience. | In my homage it has become simply "SPO" ('spoh') for DCP/MCP, the set of squeak sources as described above as a UI for the dominion control program in the style of the Burroughs MCP. BTW, this is a good place to point out the diff between "Burroughs MCP", "Unisys MCP", and just "MCP". The second is the product marketed by Unisys which until recently I never had hands on. The last is my invention which is no more than inspired by Burroughs MCP 4, the version of the Algol OS with which I had paid experience. | ||
