rbanffy
โจย Seasoned software developer, proficient in Python, Java. Less proficient in Ruby and Lisp. A bit rusty in C and C++. Learning Erlang very slowly. Also a computer collector and restorer, lover of 8-bit computers, mainframes and interesting Unix workstations.
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I think it isnโt that deep - last time I checked it was reasonable, but you make a good point about unexploded ordnance. Building it would be a thrill.
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A CDC 6400 in high schoolโฆ wow.
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And here I am measuring the distance from Dublin (Ireland) to Holyhead - would be ok for fast rail, but then it's between 3 to 5 hours of rail to London.
I wonder if Ryanair pays rail companies to offer poor service.
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> aggressive
If not friend, why friend shaped?
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Awwwโฆ but they are soooo cute <3
BTW, I remember a fatal accident at Brasiliaโs zoo with them when I was a kid.
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I actually like it better than plain Rustโฆ
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Iโd also mention the ascent of the Apollo 17 LM. The camera could be commanded to move up to follow the ascent, but the command had to be given ahead of time, from the MOCR, to coincide with the launch, which was commanded from the LM. The audio from the LM was delayed, as was the video from the camera, and the command would take about a second to reach the camera on the moon.
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I think it is an interesting teaching tool. It has a lot of limitations that place it close to the machine level - all variables being global, no real named functions, and so on. It grounds the expectations about what a computer can and can't do - all the fancy things we do are smoke and mirrors layered on top of a very simple machine.