Re: Historical evolution of CPU perf

On Wed, 9 Oct 2024 19:18:40 +0000, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:

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As a complete non-cpu chap, what I care about is (my) consumer
experience;
- i.e no delays. So ditch the fancy graphics - get me a fast boot time
and a responsive OS. Only a few are doing FFTs & so-called AI.

I remember the PDP-11/20 in the computer lab at NCR.
Last person out at night would flick the power switch OFF, and
the computer was OFF in 1/60 of a second.
First person in would flick the switch ON and the computer was
back where it was turned off in 1/60 of a second.
We used the 11/20 as a remote debug device for the 8085 cash
register machine(s) we were building.