14 Oct
2005
14 Oct
'05
1:39 p.m.
Brad Parker wrote:
But I think the language misses the point. It
doesn't matter what
language it's written in. The important question is what will it run
on. There are still pdp-11's out there running applications every day
and it doesn't matter what they were written in. It does matter if the
11/44 power supply blows up, however :-)
Not much though. How long would it take to bodge up a working power
supply for a PDP-11 of any flavour? It's not like it's incredibly
critical, unlike modern PC motherboards.
Gordon.