UNIX V7

[Dave McGuire]

On Jun 12, 2009, at 2:33 AM, Warren Wolfe wrote:
>> Yeah,  what a horrible world we live in -- affordable, powerful  
>> hardware capable of running a wide variety of free, powerful, and  
>> useful operating systems and software and emulating every vintage  
>> system under the sun.  A world -wide-network making the collecting  
>> and maintainance of our hobby projects possible.  Digital watches.
>>
>> Yeah, we live in the worst of all possible worlds.
>>
>> Christ.  You guys are too cynical for me...
>
> I've got to agree.  Never before have people been able to indulge  
> their whims for "old school" computing as well as we can.  Yes, CP/ 
> M is dead as an O/S.  I can still run my CP/M programs on my  
> laptop, and run them hundreds of times faster, with what amounts to  
> infinite storage.  I can set  up a computer to act like the first  
> computer I used, an HP2000B in TimeShare BASIC.  And THAT runs much  
> faster, with outrageously huge drives.  I can run a PDP-11 computer  
> on Linux, or even MUMPS -- assuming I had the proper disc image,  
> which I don't.  (Anybody?)  Anyway, with one reasonably priced  
> computer I can be using most any computer I've ever run, only on  
> steroids.  Heck, I'm happy about it.  And then, when I get tired of  
> that, I can run modern software, or even Windows, on the same  
> hardware, and turn it into a tiny little machine if I want.   
> Increased processor power, memory, and storage, combined with truly  
> excellent emulators, have made the world a virtual paradise for  
> classic computing.  Celebrate, folks!

   Well, for "classic OSs".  Some of us are actually interested in  
the hardware. ;)

             -Dave

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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL