23 Dec
2015
23 Dec
'15
9:29 p.m.
+1
On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Larry McVoy <lm(a)mcvoy.com> 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.