2008/9/17 Lux, James P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > . When mainframes first entered the halls of academe, I'm sure the same > sort of discussions arose. Heck, it's why computers like the PDP-8 were > invented. > > Jim >
Just let me correct you there. Surely PDP-8s were calculators or Data Processing whatchamacallits, and emphatically NOT Computer Systems. (A history lesson is called for here - I cannot remember the exact terminology which allowed PDPs to be sold to individual labs and departments)
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