Sujet : Re: The joy of FORTRAN
De : peter_flass (at) *nospam* yahoo.com (Peter Flass)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 25. Feb 2025, 23:47:17
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John Ames <
commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:06:25 GMT
scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) wrote:
From what I've seen of the PDP-10, the VAX-11 instruction set
was superior. I'm sure the PDP-10 folks will disagree, but
simply thinking about character handling on the PDP-10 gives one
a headache.
Now, for *real* fun, try the PDP-8, where you don't even have a
subtract instruction...!
(Truthfully, I kind of enjoy it - it has a very ultra-minimalist
tinkerer feel, like working on an oldschool single-cylinder lawnmower
or a classic VW. But goodness does it make you *think* about how to
synthesize a bunch of things we take for granted on pretty much *any*
other architecture...)
I never liked the -8, although to be truthful I only did a small amount of
assembler. Minimalist is good, but (IIRC) it had too many quirks for me.
-- Pete
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