From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: clemc@ccc.com (Clem Cole) Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:29:55 -0500 Subject: [TUHS] Does anybody recall how the TU10 bootstrap code actually operates? In-Reply-To: <20151223180602.GB566@mcvoy.com> References: <20151223180248.CB9C018C092@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> <20151223180602.GB566@mcvoy.com> Message-ID: +1 On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Larry McVoy wrote: > 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 part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: