Re: 1947--the future of walkie-talkies

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From: hanc...
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:46

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On Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 3:54:16 PM UTC-5, Peter Flass wrote:

> For some reason the -8 seems to be more of an object of nostalgia than the
> -11. I never warmed up to the -8, not so much because the instruction set
> was limited but because a lot of it seemed so random.

Back in high school, a lot of the kids had affection for the PDP.

Why did Digital change the name from PDP to VAX?  It seemed PDP
had quite a following?  Was it a major architecture change, or
just marketing?

I must admit decades ago programmers were very conscious of the
make and model of their computer "I use a S/360-40.  Well, _I_
use a S/360-65!.  [whispered] I use a S/360-30."  We even knew
how much core memory we have.  But once programmers got beyond the 
S/390, few knew--or cared--what mainframe they had.  We've gone
through several Z units, and most of my colleagues know nothing
about it--except needing to come in on a Sunday to test applications
after the physical changeover.  I asked and was told what particular
sub-model we had and how much 'core' memory, but to be honest, I
don't remember.  It still blows my find that one box now does the
work of five IBM mainframes, and does it far faster and reliably.

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