2Getting Started with IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.3
1.1 In the beginning: Running computer tasks
In the early days of data processing, computer operators were responsible for a
relatively small workload. Decks of punched cards that defined a series of tasks
to be performed by the computer were queued up in the hopper of a card reader
in the order that they had to be run. Operators oversaw the execution of the tasks
and manually intervened throughout the process by responding to a series of
message prompts. Determining whether or not the computer tasks ran in the
correct order required only a well-trained operator recognizing the proper flow of
resource requests. Workflow could be monitored by watching resource requests
such as tape mounts ...
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