"As the last post said if every software company froze there development when it was 100% stable. - OXIMBIT"

Then we'd have nothing but companies as successful as IBM has been with their series of mainframe platforms. Sure, they had bugs, but their platform survives even today. Yes, they evolved them over the years, but they didn't do that overnight, each version lasting years if not decades. Did it have as many features as VAX or the other competition? Nope, probably not, but who cares?

It was built like a rock and that's why IBM platforms have dominated in the big businesses for so many years; dependability, reliability. None of the big businesses appreciate being taken as lab rats. I saw Burroughs win a contract from IBM; 3 months later the students had figured out how to bring the mainframe to a grinding halt. It didn't take long for that contract to be 'alterred' and have IBMs put back in the shop.

The student's needs weren't critical, but the administration also used the mainframe during the night. Having a tech on hand is no help for them to get the schedules, pay cheques and other administrative paperwork done by the next morning.

Robert