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Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)
Glen wrote:
I've seen any number of "Intro. to Computers/ing" books, and all of
them spend at least a page or so covering even the Analytical Machine.
Until Win2000/XP, the basis of all M$ "personal" Windows were based on
CP/M, through it's descendant MS-DOS. If Glen were a teacher/student
of computer science surely he would know that.
Roy
Ross.
Funny thing is I am one of the few people who acutally has degrees in
both History and Computer Science (come on how many can there be).
Yeah well sorry-- I've been use Unix and Linux servers and Linux pcs for
a long time. I wasn't aware that one had to know the MS product line to
be competent. In fact IHMO the less MS software you use the more likely
your stuff is to actually work.
The point isn't what OS/Language/Application you use, but that you said
you had no idea what CP/M was. I really don't see how someone with a
degree Computer Science would be able to say the first seven words of
this sentence:
I have no idea what CP/M is but its definately not on my list of things I've got to know.
I suppose you have no idea what the 4004, 8008, or 8080 were either?
Nor the Z-80, 8085, 9900, 6800, 6809, 6502.
If so, you need to trot down to your university and demand a refund.
Hint, the 8085 was used, not only in some microcomputers, but in a
certain little robot on the next planet out from earth.
Roy
PS: I don't have a degree in computer science, but I do have degrees in
History, Philosophy and Theology. And I have run CP/M, MS-DOS, PC-DOS,
DR-DOS, TRSDOS, AppleDOS, ProDOS, SOS, LisaOS, MacOS, OS/2, and, perhaps
someday, Linux.
Glen.
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