[cctalk] Re: Random items on Pascal #3

2024-05-16 Thread Mark GREEN via cctalk
OS to allow it to soon after process pending RA+1 requests. I hope this all makes sense. On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 3:28 PM Mark GREEN via cctalk wrote: >  I worked on the run time support for the early versions of Pascal on the > CDC 6000 series.  Depending upon the character set determini

[cctalk] Re: Random items on Pascal #3

2024-05-16 Thread Mark GREEN via cctalk
I worked on the run time support for the early versions of Pascal on the CDC 6000 series.  Depending upon the character set determining the end of line was a major pain.  There was a loop hole in the Pascal type system that allowed you to call any PPU program directly from Pascal.  It was not w

Re: Desktop Metaphor

2018-10-23 Thread Mark Green via cctalk
I worked on the early Smalltalk systems, mainly variations of Smalltalk 76. They were there. It was the motivation for my MSc thesis which explored concurrent message passing for UI implementation including a demo of a system based on the desktop metaphor. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 23, 201

Re: Desktop Metaphor

2018-10-22 Thread Mark Green via cctalk
The desk top metaphor goes back to at least Doug Englebarts work in the 1960s. There were no icons, but the basic metaphor was there. You need to be careful when you talk about Smalltalk since there were several quite different versions of it. The early versions were far more interesting and e

RE: Windows 10 recent creator release may take your printer out. I am really irri

2017-07-03 Thread Mark Green via cctalk
This has happened to me, re-installing the driver fixed the problem. -Original Message- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Ed via cctalk Sent: July 3, 2017 1:47 PM To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Windows 10 recent creator release may take your printer out.

RE: In Hong Kong any old computing places to go?

2017-05-27 Thread Mark Green via cctalk
When I lived in HK (I moved back to Canada 12 years ago) you could get a visa to Shenzhen at the border. It was only valid for Shenzhen, but it only took about 15-20 minutes. You might check to see if they still do that. Otherwise, head to Sham Shui Po, Apliu Street is the local electronics ha