In a message dated: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 19:30:45 EDT
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> I'm just curious... was Unix ever developed on any of those? I was pretty
>much under the impression that Unix assumes an 8-bit byte, but I don't
>really have anything to back that up...
It was originally *developed* on a PDP-7 if my memory banks are
correctly ECC'ed :)
I believe it was ported to the PDP-8 at one point, but I don't
remember for sure. I can check my copy of "25 years w/ UNIX" tonight
when I get home if you wish :)
--
Seeya,
Paul
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but I'm really actively waiting for all my problems to go away.
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