Rosenberg, Alan [USA] > The old days?? > The old days were when an IBM 7094 (the powerhouse of > its day) filled a room with a raised floor, dedicated > air conditioning, and a crew of operators, cost > megabucks to buy (or lease) and maintain, had a cycle > time measured in microseconds, and a maximum memory > capacity equivalent to 32KB.
My first system was a PDP-11/40 with a max memory of 124kw (248kbytes, 8kbytes were devoted to I/O and CSR) with a 66mb disk drive and a tape drive - that was in 1979... -- Take care | This clown speaks for himself, his job doesn't Wayne D. | supply this, at least not directly I am always exact and precise, more or less. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
