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| From | David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc, alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo |
| Date | 2024-10-07 14:42 +0000 |
| Organization | NRK Clinic for habitual NetNews Abusers - Beltway Annex |
| Message-ID | <ve0rvt$9on$2@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <pan$96411$d204da43$cc34bb91$1fe98651@linux.rocks> <5mqdnZuGq4lgwm_7nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <pan$3ac1d$92afd8da$2552f614$ebf3c267@gnu.rocks> <PL-dncdcxJXTlJ_6nZ2dnZfqnPadnZ2d@earthlink.com> <SMpMO.249150$v8v2.8876@fx18.iad> |
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Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes: >On 2024-10-06, 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote: >> We 'old guys' did a fair amount of ASM back in >> the day - microcontrollers, even up to early CP/M >> and DOS before there were (affordable) high-level >> compilers. >Those of us in the mainframe world wrote a lot of >assembly language too, e.g. for the IBM 360 family. >Back when memory was really tight, you might not >even be able to run a compiler (although RPG would >run in 16K or less). And even if you had a compiler, >the resulting code might not fit into memory for >anything other than trivial applications. When at NASA-LeRC, I needed a simple PDP-11 utility to test a serial card mod I'd made. I walked around seeking a software wizard to create same. I found Wally; tall, western shirts, cowboy boots, in the hallway. "What's the address of this here critter?" and I told him. He took my pad of yellow quad paper, and wrote out ~25 lines of octal. "Punch this in from the front panel.." and I did. -- A host is a host from coast to coast...............wb8foz@panix.com & no one will talk to a host that's close.......................... Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433
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Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-05 23:51 -0400
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-10-06 06:05 +0000
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-10-06 06:26 +0000
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-10-06 18:44 +0000
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-10-06 23:29 +0000
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2024-10-06 19:59 -0400
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2024-10-07 14:42 +0000
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-10-07 16:24 -0400
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-11 00:56 -0400
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-10-11 11:01 -0400
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2024-10-06 15:58 -0700
Re: Can't Avoid That Shit Rust - Even On Gentoo "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-10-11 00:53 -0400
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