20 Jun
2013
20 Jun
'13
4:14 p.m.
On 06/19/2013 09:59 AM, Josh Dersch wrote:
The article (and the job posting) only mentions the
software side of
things -- wonder what their plan is to keep their PDP-11 hardware
running for the next 40 years.I have to imagine that by then parts might
be hard to find:).
Very cool, could be an interesting (if potentially stressful) job...
I suspect that the solution will involve emulation and lots of testing.
I suspect that IBM 1401 emulation probably lasted into the 90s. For
all I know, it still may be around.
You don't have to be afraid of time-proven software, just the new stuff.
How long and how much money did the State of California DMV take to
replace their Spectra 70 setup?
--Chuck