12 Jun
2009
12 Jun
'09
1:17 a.m.
On Jun 12, 2009, at 2:33 AM, Warren Wolfe wrote:
Well, for "classic OSs". Some of us are actually interested in
the hardware. ;)
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
Yeah, what a
horrible world we live in -- affordable, powerful
hardware capable of running a wide variety of free, powerful, and
useful operating systems and software and emulating every vintage
system under the sun. A world -wide-network making the collecting
and maintainance of our hobby projects possible. Digital watches.
Yeah, we live in the worst of all possible worlds.
Christ. You guys are too cynical for me...
I've got to agree. Never before have people been able to indulge
their whims for "old school" computing as well as we can. Yes, CP/
M is dead as an O/S. I can still run my CP/M programs on my
laptop, and run them hundreds of times faster, with what amounts to
infinite storage. I can set up a computer to act like the first
computer I used, an HP2000B in TimeShare BASIC. And THAT runs much
faster, with outrageously huge drives. I can run a PDP-11 computer
on Linux, or even MUMPS -- assuming I had the proper disc image,
which I don't. (Anybody?) Anyway, with one reasonably priced
computer I can be using most any computer I've ever run, only on
steroids. Heck, I'm happy about it. And then, when I get tired of
that, I can run modern software, or even Windows, on the same
hardware, and turn it into a tiny little machine if I want.
Increased processor power, memory, and storage, combined with truly
excellent emulators, have made the world a virtual paradise for
classic computing. Celebrate, folks!