VM/370 Security (and performance)

[rcd at opus.UUCP]

> > I'm grateful to the colleague who finally gave the most reasonable
> > explanation of VM to me:  IBM couldn't figure out how to build a multi-user
> > shared system, so they found something that would let single-user systems
> > battle it out in a machine.
> 
> The way I heard it, VM came into being to fill a need within IBM:

OK, OK--I (>>) was being just a teeeeeny bit facetious, and somewhat
unfair, too.  Specifically, VM was not developed within IBM, though I
suppose they should get credit for eventually coming around to making it a
product.
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