From: lm@mcvoy.com (Larry McVoy)
Subject: [TUHS] Does anybody recall how the TU10 bootstrap code actually operates?
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 10:06:02 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151223180602.GB566@mcvoy.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20151223180248.CB9C018C092@mercury.lcs.mit.edu>
On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 01:02:48PM -0500, Noel Chiappa wrote:
> Yes, yes, I know, the architecture is deader than a doornail for serious use,
> but I liken it to sailing vessels: nobody uses them for serious cargo haul any
> more, but they are still much beloved (and for good reasons, IMO).
>
> The PDP-11 is an incredibly elegant architecture, perhaps the best ever (IMO),
> which remains one of the very best examples ever of how to get 30 pounds into
> the proverbial ten-pount sack - like early UNIX (more below).
Amen.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-12-23 18:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-12-23 18:02 Noel Chiappa
2015-12-23 18:06 ` Larry McVoy [this message]
2015-12-23 20:29 ` Clem Cole
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2015-12-23 6:59 Noel Chiappa
2015-12-23 15:03 ` Will Senn
2015-12-23 15:58 ` John Cowan
2015-12-24 22:33 ` Ronald Natalie
2015-12-23 6:13 Will Senn
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