3 May
1998
3 May
'98
10:30 a.m.
At 02:12 PM 5/3/98 -0400, you wrote:
[stuff about *nix and 8-bit machines snipped]
I find the idea of not less than 32bits, 200mhz cpus
and large memory
being a must to be patently retrorevisionist to the history of what was
done before those things were available.
Allison
I find that when I'm working on a "slower" machine I tend to be more
careful and precise because I know that if I make a mistake it could cost
me a whole day of production. This is especially true when I'm running a
large data file conversion. If I make a mistake on a big System/36 document
extraction, it might be as long as eight hours before I learn that I have
to start over (mostly because the process is a real hack and doesn't allow
me to do much error checking until it's finished).
I think bigger-better-faster systems can actually contribute to a loss of
productivity, because overall, users aren't as motivated to "do it right
the first time."
--
David Wollmann
dwollmann(a)ibmhelp.com