-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 2:14 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSA 'above the bar'
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Zelden > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 2:12 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: CSA 'above the bar' > > > You mean 640K isn't as much as I'll ever need? (No, Bill never really > said it) > Anymore, 640K is not enough to do "Hello, World!" type programs. Especially when you add in the GUI interface and all the "Are You Sure?" dialog boxes. Internationalization requires even more memory. <SNIP> Once upon a time, in a Galaxy far far away, 4K of 8bit memory allowed one to do payroll for a large company (hourly, salaried, part-time, etc.). And that was 4K for just the application. And that same 4K allowed for double entry based accounting systems. Then came the 128K machines with 8 DASD spindles and the ability to do 3 different jobs simultaneously (accounting, payroll, and compiles). One wonders how much code bloat the world can stand. Regards, Steve Thompson -- All opinions expressed by me are my own and may not necessarily reflect those of my employer. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
