<![CDATA[I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century.]]>I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century.

I am an anti-VAXer.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/12c4b8af-d3e2-4444-a03f-f8ed7545ab62/i-never-liked-the-computers-featuring-a-32-bit-instruction-set-architecture-and-virtual-memory-that-was-developed-and-sold-by-dec-in-the-late-20th-century.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 07:40:22 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 16:00:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:02:29 GMT]]>@neil Nothing sucks like a VAX®!]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://queer.hacktivis.me/objects/32a9ecef-75c4-4919-8c63-b0b2a58f2ecdhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://queer.hacktivis.me/objects/32a9ecef-75c4-4919-8c63-b0b2a58f2ecdSat, 25 Apr 2026 17:02:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:57:13 GMT]]>Ours was the front end for an engineering team developing algorithms for flight simulator visual systems. The grunt work was done by a bank of connected Transputers. Once the code was validated it went into custom silicon.

If course, you could later do the same level of graphics with a Playstation 2

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linker3000/statuses/116466400181371777https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linker3000/statuses/116466400181371777Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:57:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:54:20 GMT]]>@neil 😆

Sounds like a terminal problem. I can suggest an escape sequence.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116387395794911208/statuses/116466388860774693https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116387395794911208/statuses/116466388860774693Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:54:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:42:41 GMT]]>@neil You better have children. Dad jokes like that are prescription strength and being a father is usually required to deploy them legally.
😛

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/116466343056798907https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/116466343056798907Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:42:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:42:00 GMT]]>@linker3000 the 11/780 that I shared with 200 other members of CS dept running LaTeX wept...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DamonHD/statuses/116466340342410593https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DamonHD/statuses/116466340342410593Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:42:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:40:52 GMT]]>@neil you little-endian

(No, though it was very important at the time I used macros so as not to ever have to think about network vs CPU byte ordering... Yes, I did buy Sun kit, why do you ask?)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DamonHD/statuses/116466335910841541https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DamonHD/statuses/116466335910841541Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:40:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:33:39 GMT]]>@neil Your logic in that choice is much the same as many other anti-vaxers, I think...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116466307560434492https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.me.uk/users/revk/statuses/116466307560434492Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:33:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:22:27 GMT]]>@neil PDP11 was peak architecture then?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/philpem/statuses/116466263513173055https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digipres.club/users/philpem/statuses/116466263513173055Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:22:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:14:35 GMT]]>@neil serious dad-mode shit

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bayes.club/users/wronglang/statuses/116466232568285031https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bayes.club/users/wronglang/statuses/116466232568285031Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:14:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:13:55 GMT]]>The VAX 11/750 sysop in me groaned.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linker3000/statuses/116466229934946176https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/linker3000/statuses/116466229934946176Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:13:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:13:06 GMT]]>@neil I didn’t like the workstations manufactured by Sun in the same timeframe.

Just didn’t light a sparc in me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sozial.cyberpunk.gmbh/users/stuart/statuses/116466226717874839https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sozial.cyberpunk.gmbh/users/stuart/statuses/116466226717874839Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:13:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:08:17 GMT]]>@neil I'll blame my headache tonight on you. I hope you're happy...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fem.social/users/namenlos/statuses/116466236053987686https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fem.social/users/namenlos/statuses/116466236053987686Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:08:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:02:16 GMT]]>@neil Boo! Boo! (I actually laughed) Boo!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mamot.fr/users/KekunPlazas/statuses/116466184103284039https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mamot.fr/users/KekunPlazas/statuses/116466184103284039Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:02:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I never liked the computers featuring a 32-bit instruction set architecture and virtual memory that was developed and sold by DEC in the late 20th century. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:01:38 GMT]]>@neil Neil.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/woe2you/statuses/116466181663585125https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/woe2you/statuses/116466181663585125Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:01:38 GMT