23 Dec
2015
23 Dec
'15
6:06 p.m.
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.