History of Computing exam question

From: One Without Reason <vance_at_ikickass.org>
Date: Sat Dec 1 13:47:28 2001

On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, ajp166 wrote:

> >> Well for one the PDP-6 was a 36 bit machine that predated the PDP10.
> >> The PDP-7 was an 18bitter, and unix was devoped on it because they had
> >> one and not many other good reasons.
> >
> >So what? The fact that UNIX was developed on it is in itself a historic
> >fact.
>
> The fact that unix was not developed on 36 bit. And the 18bit machines
> were somewhat different from the 36bitters. Oh, and while they were both
> DEC K&R happed to have access to the PDP-7.

But "rare" and "interesting" doesn't necessarily mean "historic".

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Sat Dec 01 2001 - 13:47:28 GMT