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From: gdtltr@brahms.udel.edu (root@research.bdi.com (Systems Research Supervisor))
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: PIC (sp)
Message-ID: <21210@brahms.udel.edu>
Date: 8 May 91 15:37:51 GMT
References: <1991May7.135057.1@dev8a.mdcbbs.com> <1991May8.150621.15614@csl.dl.nec.com>
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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



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