PDP-11/44 boot prompt

From: Max Eskin <maxeskin_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sun Nov 1 18:04:42 1998

I mentioned that all Apple computers have debuggers/monitors. NeXT is
a workstation as far as I am concernced. The IBM PC is a good example
of how things should be, though if it had a monitor too, it would be
nice. Not like i'd ever use it, just nice to know it's there.
>>Sorry, I meant home personal computers. PDPs, IMSAIs, various
>>development systems don't count. Satisfied?
>
>Ah, but on this list, and most definitly in my home, PDP's, IMSAI's,
etc.
>are home personal computers :^)
>
>Besides Allison mentioned the IBM PC with ROM BASIC, and I've used a
Zenith
>Z248 (a 286) with a ROM Monitor that you can drop into, both of these
are
>definitly not developement machines. My NeXT slab had a ROM based
monitor,
>and the PowerMac I'm typing this on can be dropped into the debugger at
any
>time by hitting the proper key sequence.
>
> Zane
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