No - just look at the goodies you may have on the Sperry system - in them days software was inclusive in the package so if we (the systems team) liked the look of a new product we just asked for a copy, installed it on the test OS instance - not forgetting to change from the FBI approved id/password of systems/test
JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hugh Gundersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:55 PM Subject: Re: OT Recovery console humor On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:22:28 -0000, you wrote: >Way back when.. > >Sperry Univac ( Unisys?) developed a systems programming 'language' >that let you specify the machine architecture, and instruction codes >so you could create an application/utility/facility on one system >and then build executables for lots of different systems from that set of >code, on the single machine. > >One of the sysprogs used that facility to write 'stuff' for his 'PC's > >Effectively a full library, multi-pass compiler assembler and linker system >together with full debugging - down to emulation at instruction level >for your Z80 or whatever > >JimB > Are you actually suggesting that I should get rid of my Sperry Univac system in favor of an Intel powered windoze PC machine? Or maybe I should join Linux Anonymous Sir Hugh of Bognor -- Remember. You may honestly believe that you understood everything you thought I said but what you thought you heard wasn't exactly what I said. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
