From b895d21dbaa046fd2df241ba4c19fa3a15acd27d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noah Smith Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 19:16:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] dec10 post --- _config.yml | 3 +++ _posts/2024-04-13-pdp-10.md | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml index da53568..584988c 100644 --- a/_config.yml +++ b/_config.yml @@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ author: remote_theme: jekyll/minima minima: skin: dark + social_links: + - {platform: github, user_url: "https://github.com/statespacedev/starid"} + - {platform: linkedin, user_url: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahhsmith/"} diff --git a/_posts/2024-04-13-pdp-10.md b/_posts/2024-04-13-pdp-10.md index 2a1a0f6..7c1c100 100644 --- a/_posts/2024-04-13-pdp-10.md +++ b/_posts/2024-04-13-pdp-10.md @@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ in 83 or 84 came something special - 'getting to know' the pdp-10 / dec10 at swt the everyday environment on vt-52 or vt-100 was tops-10 sos text editor. this was the 'best practice' command line utility for undergrads learning 'programming', which meant fortran - though lisp, pascal, cobol, basic, etc were definitely 'around'. it seems 'c' was at most a distant rumor in that particular environment - unix certainly was - not clear how much awareness of unix there even was. probably comparable with vms awareness. +sos seems to have been the easy / intro alternative to teco. teco definitely had the reputation of being tough, with command lines compared to 'noise'. sos was the choice for newbies at swt - laminated 'sos commands' cards were for sale at the university bookstore. +having a user account on the dec10, and being able to logon to one of the terminals, was the important thing.