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KestrelComputer / kestrel

The Kestrel is a family of home-made computers, built as much as possible on open-source technology, and supporting as much as possible the open-source philosophy.
http://kestrelcomputer.github.io/kestrel
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Mainframes and Channel I/O article #264

Closed sam-falvo closed 7 years ago

larsbrinkhoff commented 7 years ago

Yay, mainframes! Obsolete technology waiting to be reinvented.

sam-falvo commented 7 years ago

I'm confused; are you in support or opposition to my new direction with the project?

Regarding relevance, mainframes have never truly been obsolete. I'd argue instead that they're niche, but not obsolete. Modern zArchitecture mainframes are gobsmackingly awesome at what they do.

Apologies if I "don't get it." Thanks.

larsbrinkhoff commented 7 years ago

Sorry for the confusion. I was just curious to see the word "mainframe". I'm one of those people who refuse to let the PDP-10 rest in piece.

I'm not opposing anything. Happy hacking!

sam-falvo commented 7 years ago

Ahh!! Thanks for the clarification! Without the nuance of intonation, it was difficult to interpret "obsolete technology waiting to be reinvented" as affirmation or consternation, as it could easily be taken as either depending on context. Thanks!

sam-falvo commented 7 years ago

Speaking of PDP-10, you should get in touch with a friend of mine, https://github.com/sethm, as he recently received a number of materials related to TOPS-10 (TOPS-20? I forget which) and is playing around with a machine which apparently is still online somewhere on the Internet. He really enjoys the platform.

larsbrinkhoff commented 7 years ago

Thanks, he has already joined the PDP-10 organization. I think everyone who posted to alt.sys.pdp10 in the last ten years has got an invitation. Inclusive or creepy?