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Peter,
On 10/29/2009 4:16 AM, Peter Crowther wrote:
> More seriously, I agree with you and would add a second reason: doing
> a little work in a language that is reasonably "close to the metal"
> gives an insight into how the machine actually works, w
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:30 AM, André Warnier wrote:
> Warren Pace wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Caldarale, Charles R
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: André Warnier [mailto:a...@ice-sa.com]
>>>> Subject: Re: [OT] Re: So
Warren Pace wrote:
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Caldarale, Charles R
wrote:
From: André Warnier [mailto:a...@ice-sa.com]
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: So many timeout values
As long as we're on the [OT] subject, how about learning about the
judicious and parcimonious usage of sorted
2009/10/29 Caldarale, Charles R :
>> From: peter.crowth...@googlemail.com
>> That's not even a "modern" stored-program computer!
>
> Just because it used relays as the logic elements?
Hmm. I started writing a response here along the lines of "because it
didn't keep the code in main memory", then
> From: peter.crowth...@googlemail.com
> [mailto:peter.crowth...@googlemail.com] On Behalf Of Peter Crowther
> Subject: Re: [OT] Re: So many timeout values
>
> That's not even a "modern" stored-program computer!
Just because it used relays as the logic elements?
It
2009/10/29 Caldarale, Charles R :
> Univac 1004: 961 *6-bit* bytes of core memory, programmed via squids on a
> plugboard. Handled punch cards, paper tape, and printing; tape drive
> optional (we didn't have one). Had a tendency to throw cards all over the
> room if not handled properly.
>
>
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Caldarale, Charles R
wrote:
>> From: André Warnier [mailto:a...@ice-sa.com]
>> Subject: Re: [OT] Re: So many timeout values
>>
>> As long as we're on the [OT] subject, how about learning about the
>> judicious and parcimonious us
> From: André Warnier [mailto:a...@ice-sa.com]
> Subject: Re: [OT] Re: So many timeout values
>
> As long as we're on the [OT] subject, how about learning about the
> judicious and parcimonious usage of sorted data structures, on a
> computer with 16 Kb of RAM and punched
I was the happiest man in the world when they delivered our shiny new
System/34. No more punch cards!
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Peter Crowther wrote:
2009/10/28 Christopher Schultz :
Everybody ought to learn a little C at some point. It will make you
really appreciate a relatively clean language like Java.
ICL PLAN3 asembler, anyone? :-)
More seriously, I agree with you and would add a second reason: doing
a little wo
2009/10/28 Christopher Schultz :
> Everybody ought to learn a little C at some point. It will make you
> really appreciate a relatively clean language like Java.
ICL PLAN3 asembler, anyone? :-)
More seriously, I agree with you and would add a second reason: doing
a little work in a language that
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