9 Jan
2020
9 Jan
'20
10:56 a.m.
On Jan 8, 2020, at 8:25 PM, David Arnold <davida(a)pobox.com> wrote:
Whenever one system becomes too popular, the
definition of “Unix” drifts in that direction …
“All the world’s a VAX” became “All the world’s a Linux/x86 box” about 1996, and then in
2010 or so, “all the world’s a Linux/amd64 box.”
At least ARM saved us from another total processor monoculture.
Adam