[TUHS] STDIN/OUT vs APIs [was: How Unix changed Software]

[Charles H Sauer (he/him)]

On 9/7/2022 10:43 AM, John Cowan wrote:
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> On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 11:39 AM Joe <joe at celo.io <mailto:joe at celo.io>> 
> wrote:
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>     That page reminds me of CMS/Pipelines, a beautiful Rexx-like language:
> 
>     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMS_Pipelines
>     <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMS_Pipelines>
> 
> 
> In that case, however, it was a matter of what anthros call "stimulus 
> diffusion".  The CMS people read the Unix BSTJ issue, thought "We should 
> do that", and wrote it.

That last sentence is literally true, based on page 63 of 
http://www.leeandmelindavarian.com/Melinda/25paper.pdf, and I can easily 
imagine Peter Capek doing as cited on that page. However, the general 
acceptance by "CMS people" was belated/begrudging, as CMS Pipelines 
weren't available outside IBM to any customers until 1986 and not 
available in U.S until 1989.

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