In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:

> Stan Sieler wrote:
> ... snip...
> >If Unix is legacy, what does that make MPE?  Lagacy?  (spelling intentional)
>
> The confusion stems from the fact that "legacy system" has two
> diametrically opposite meanings, neither of which has anything to do with
> the colloquial meaning of "legacy". To an IS manager, it means, "a system
> working well enough to pass on to my successor." To a vendor, it means "a
> system my prospect has that I want to displace."
>
> -- Bruce
>
I seem to remember the group settling on the following definition of
legacy:

Any system which has not required a restart for 30 days.

Bruce.