3 Jul
1999
3 Jul
'99
8:47 a.m.
<> > Hmm... Unix came out first on a PDP7, but later versions ran on the
<> > PDP11. I am not sure where C came in all this, but there are certainly
<> > PDP11 versions.
<>
<> > I've never heard of either fitting on a PDP8.
While neither were developed on a pdp8 there is nothing to say it cant be
done. The -8 does run fortran, basic, cobal, focal and I believe pascal as
well.
The reson it wasn't done (C or unix) is timing. the -8 was past it's peak
and the PDP-11 had eclipsed it.
Allison