the Pick operating system
Richard Shuford
bq...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Derek Johnston) writes:
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> Would someone please steer me toward information on the Pick OS?
Pick is a an operating system built specially for business database
applications. There is a robust, if relatively obscure, field of
activity centering around this operating system, which derives its
name from its inventor, Dick Pick and its vendor, Pick Systems of
Irvine, California.
There are many database functions built into the Pick operating
system; I believe that the principal programming language in most
Pick shops is a dialect of BASIC.
Numerous computer vendors have been long-time supporters of Pick,
including Prime, Data General, McDonnell-Douglas (via Reality),
Sequoia Systems, Alpha Microsystems, General Automation, Encore,
Applied Digital Data Systems (ADDS), and my own favorite vendor of
fault-tolerant hardware, Stratus Computer. Recent additional support
has been announced for the IBM RS/6000 and the AT&T Starserver.
There is also a Pick implementation for IBM-PC-class machines.
In addition to numerous Pick-centered trade shows that are held in
various locations, there exists a trade newspaper for the Pick
community, \News & Review/, and a professional journal, \The Pick
User Digest/. Both of these are published by
Thurman Marketing Services, Inc.
Suite 104-A
23181 Verdugo Drive
Laguna Hills, CA 92653 USA
voice: +1 714/855-4442
fax: +1 714/380-3942
The National Prime Users Group (NPUG) has an active Pick section.
Also, you might try to call a firm that specializes in Pick training,
Comprehensive Computer Services, Inc., at +1 516/581-7919.
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