14 Jun
2005
14 Jun
'05
4:42 p.m.
Ethan Dicks wrote:
<snip>. Besides Kermit, I'm drawing a blank
on telecommunication software. Since the -8 and C
don't get along,
it's non-trivial to port modern software to that platform.
<snip>
-ethan
worth mentioning that Tymnet used pdp 8's as did a network that
I know ADP was running as node controllers. I doubt that much
of that software was ever released, and I am sure all was scrapped
when the 8's went out the door. I had some opportunity to buy
hardware when they scrapped both the Tymnet and ADP systems,
but already had my 8 specimen and not enough to compete for
the scrap value of 8's then. I was cheap, and only bought stuff
when it was in the neighborhood of $50 to $100 to acquire.
no disputing the above comment on porting C to the 8, just a
useless bit of data.
Jim