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Re: Resource revocation

From Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.arch.embedded
Subject Re: Resource revocation
Date 2013-07-27 23:11 -0700
Organization Nightsong/Fort GNOX
Message-ID <7xli4rqkn8.fsf@ruckus.brouhaha.com> (permalink)
References (10 earlier) <P0MIt.27653$Ma6.4004@fx27.am4> <kt0sgo$rj2$1@speranza.aioe.org> <gb58v81h50vcd3sm1fr9dg07me7tfmkgiq@4ax.com> <T8XIt.17659$GQ5.13712@fx22.am4> <fda9v8pt7c782rse5mcrce4eef6u461tkc@4ax.com>

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upsidedown@downunder.com writes:
>>There have recently been adverts for people to supply and maintain
>>PDP-11 systems for nuclear power plants.  Until *2050*!
>>Who'd-a-thought PDP11s would still be a valid career
>>option for youngsters.
> I very much doubt that youngsters would be interested. ...
> Things are easy with clean orthogonal architectures with all hardware
> registers memory mapped, like the PDP-11, 

The PDP-11 isn't especially hard to learn or program, so I think the
issue of maintaining old ones has more to do with keeping the hardware
alive, finding replacement parts, etc.  Think of weird Unibus
peripherals etc.  And of course using anything but original parts would
require a messy certification process for the replacements.

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Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-25 12:23 -0700
  Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-25 12:51 -0700
    Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-25 15:00 -0700
      Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-25 19:38 -0700
        Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-25 22:12 -0700
          Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-25 23:37 -0700
            Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 01:13 -0700
              Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-26 02:48 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 04:19 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-26 09:46 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 10:21 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-26 19:30 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 11:56 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-26 20:08 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 13:11 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-26 12:31 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-27 11:08 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2013-07-29 09:16 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-29 10:22 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-29 11:22 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-27 08:56 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2013-07-26 19:25 +0200
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-26 10:51 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-26 19:21 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-26 11:50 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-26 19:42 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 12:43 -0700
                Does the Buddha have a real time nature? ;)  (was Resource revocation) Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2013-07-26 17:06 -0400
                Re: Does the Buddha have a real time nature? ;)  (was Resource revocation) Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 17:12 -0700
                Re: Does the Buddha have a real time nature? ;)  (was Resource revocation) Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-27 09:44 +0100
                Re: Does the Buddha have a real time nature? ;)  (was Resource revocation) Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-27 09:45 +0100
                Re: Does the Buddha have a real time nature? ;)  (was Resource revocation) Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-27 12:28 -0700
                Re: Does the Buddha have a real time nature? ;)  (was Resource revocation) Hans-Bernhard Bröker <HBBroeker@t-online.de> - 2013-07-27 14:11 +0200
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 12:40 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-26 21:29 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 13:52 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-26 22:55 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 17:22 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-27 10:02 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-27 09:29 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-27 18:20 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-27 12:48 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-27 22:57 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-27 16:18 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2013-07-31 16:33 -0400
                Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-07-27 22:53 +0300
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-27 22:42 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-27 16:41 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-27 16:49 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-07-28 08:39 +0300
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-27 23:11 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Roberto Waltman <usenet@rwaltman.com> - 2013-07-31 16:15 -0400
                Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-08-01 00:13 +0300
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-27 15:16 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-27 23:05 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-27 15:37 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-27 23:38 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-27 16:08 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-28 01:16 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-27 18:43 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-07-28 09:01 +0300
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-27 15:21 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-27 23:07 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-26 12:00 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation stephenXXX@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2013-07-27 16:49 +0000
                Re: Resource revocation Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2013-07-28 18:31 -0400
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-28 15:51 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2013-07-28 20:12 -0400
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-28 18:35 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2013-07-29 00:10 -0400
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-29 00:23 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-29 01:05 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-29 12:07 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-07-30 01:11 +0300
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-29 15:20 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@technologyhighland.invalid> - 2013-07-29 15:42 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-29 16:41 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-07-30 08:51 +0300
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-30 09:09 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-30 01:30 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-30 10:04 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-30 02:55 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-30 07:12 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-30 16:59 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-30 13:17 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-30 10:12 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-30 18:48 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-30 20:18 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-07-31 09:27 +0300
                Re: Resource revocation [long] Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-31 00:47 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-30 02:50 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-07-30 13:22 +0300
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-30 07:24 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-30 01:17 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-29 19:28 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-07-29 11:40 +0300
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-29 11:44 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2013-07-29 20:56 +0100
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-29 13:16 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2013-07-30 00:08 -0400
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-30 23:41 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-31 00:58 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-31 10:18 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2013-08-02 06:19 -0400
                Re: Resource revocation Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2013-08-03 02:26 -0400
                Re: Resource revocation Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-07-28 19:31 -0700
                Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-29 00:44 -0700
  Re: Resource revocation Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2013-07-25 22:42 -0400
    Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-25 22:12 -0700
  Re: Resource revocation "Boudewijn Dijkstra" <sp4mtr4p.boudewijn@indes.com> - 2013-07-31 13:41 +0200
    Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-31 07:51 -0700
      Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-31 08:07 -0700
        Re: Resource revocation Anders.Montonen@kapsi.spam.stop.fi.invalid - 2013-07-31 15:55 +0000
          Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-07-31 10:18 -0700
      Re: Resource revocation "Boudewijn Dijkstra" <sp4mtr4p.boudewijn@indes.com> - 2013-08-01 14:42 +0200
        Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-08-01 14:34 -0700
      Re: Resource revocation upsidedown@downunder.com - 2013-08-02 09:08 +0300
        Re: Resource revocation Don Y <this@isnotme.com> - 2013-08-02 07:26 -0700

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