18 Mar
2004
18 Mar
'04
10:52 p.m.
In message <Pine.BSO.4.44.0403181621090.20864-100000(a)unibus.pdp11.nl>
"Fred N. van Kempen" <waltje(a)pdp11.nl> wrote:
Yeah, I remember most of my code told tales of evil
hardware
bugs in the comments... :)
Well, I've done it before:
"What kind of brain-damaged drone designed this piece of (excrement)?"
"This compiler needs a rewrite. Preferably by someone who isn't a (*beep*)ing
moron"
"Now for something pointless and unnecessary" (just before a "write the
same
thing to a port ten times" loop)
"The (*beep*)head who designed this API should be hung, drawn and quartered"
As you can probably guess, I haven't had much luck with compilers, especially
the MICROS~1 compiler.
Now to find a way to design a GPIB protocol stack without the IEEE488.1
standards document or a known-working GPIB controller or peripheral. Or
cables. Fun!
Later.
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