Programmer and Operator Productivity Aid (POP) is an application package written originally for the
IBM System/34
The IBM System/34 was an IBM midrange computer introduced in 1977. It was withdrawn from marketing in February 1985. It was a multi-user, multi-tasking successor to the single-user System/32. It included two processors, one based on the System/ ...
, which became much more popular and functional on the IBM
System/36
The IBM System/36 (often abbreviated as S/36) was a midrange computer marketed by IBM from 1983 to 2000 - a multi-user, multi-tasking successor to the System/34.
Like the System/34 and the older System/32, the System/36 was primarily progr ...
and universal on the
Advanced/36
The Advanced/36 was an IBM midrange computer based on an adapted IBM AS/400 hardware and System/36 software. It was marketed from October 1994 to 2000.
Overview
The Advanced/36 is physically smaller than other S/36 offerings due to the use of ...
.
POP comprises four major tools:
*FILE, which provides easy access to disk files;
*LIBR, which provides easy access to libraries and library members;
*DISKETTE, which provides easy access to diskette files;
*FSEDIT, which is a full-screen text editor in the fashion of the
System/38
The System/38 is a discontinued minicomputer and midrange computer manufactured and sold by
IBM. The system was announced in 1978. The System/38 has 48-bit addressing, which was unique for the time, and a novel integrated database system. It w ...
and
IBM i
IBM i (the ''i'' standing for ''integrated'') is an operating system developed by IBM for IBM Power Systems. It was originally released in 1988 as OS/400, as the sole operating system of the IBM AS/400 line of systems. It was renamed to i5/OS in ...
text editors.
POP does not have a function for folders. The
Office/36 TEXTFLDR procedure is adequate for this function.
POP programs use a
point-and-shoot interface. Many objects are displayed and to the left of each object is an input field. The operator interacts by moving the cursor to the desired object and marking it by typing a letter or number which represents a command or function.
References
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File managers
IBM software