1 Dec
2001
1 Dec
'01
5:47 a.m.
On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, ajp166 wrote:
The fact that unix was not developed on 36 bit. And the 18bit machines
were somewhat different from the 36bitters. Oh, and while they were both
DEC K&R happed to have access to the PDP-7.
But "rare" and "interesting" doesn't necessarily mean
"historic".
Peace... Sridhar
Well for one the PDP-6 was a 36 bit machine that
predated the PDP10.
The PDP-7 was an 18bitter, and unix was devoped on it because they had
one and not many other good reasons.
So what? The fact that UNIX was developed on it is in itself a historic
fact.