Retrochallenge, 2005

[jim stephens]

Ethan Dicks wrote:
<snip>.  Besides Kermit, I'm drawing a blank

> on telecommunication software.  Since the -8 and C don't get along,
> it's non-trivial to port modern software to that platform.

<snip>

>
>
> -ethan

worth mentioning that Tymnet used pdp 8's as did a network that
I know ADP was running as node controllers.  I doubt that much
of that software was ever released, and I am sure all was scrapped
when the 8's went out the door.  I had some opportunity to buy
hardware when they scrapped both the Tymnet and ADP systems,
but already had my 8 specimen and not enough to compete for
the scrap value of 8's then.  I was cheap, and only bought stuff
when it was in the neighborhood of $50 to $100 to acquire.

no disputing the above comment on porting C to the 8, just a
useless bit of data.

Jim