26 Oct
2010
26 Oct
'10
8:55 p.m.
1. > The PDP-11 was in architectural ways more
important than the VAX, if
? > nothing else than just because the VAX was basically just extending the
? > PDP-11.
Just to throw another question into the fire:
Just how important was the PDP-11 or VAX-11/780 hardware architecture
in the grand scheme of things? Did either machine really bring
anything new to the table?
Don't confuse popularity with importance - we all know that sometimes
unpopular inventions are hugely influential (Alto?).
--
Will