slurn@griffin.engr.sgi.com (Scott Lurndal) said:
[...]
> The operator could, in the case of non-existent file, redirect
> the program to a different file, if required.
>
> This was easier to do in the mainframe because the 'command interpreter',
> such as it was, was implemented in the kernel and thus was not itself
> subject to the waiting conditions, but this could be done with linux
> someday (albeit implemented a bit differently).
Implement the "operator sits at the console all day watching for out of the
ordinary conditions"? No, thanks.
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