Ethan Dicks wrote:
This is C code then and C code now, 80x25 then and
80x25 now. UNIX
then and UNIX or Linux now. 32-bit processors then, 32-bit processors
now. Not quite apples to oranges like most comparisons reaching back
that far across the generations of equipment and mentalities.
Parkinson's Law at work.
It is interesting to compare UNIX device drivers for V6 or V7 or even
4.2BSD with NetBSD for VAX for the same devices. The difference is
striking. The V6 code does only what is absolutely necessary and nothing
more.
-ethan
-chuck