Orphaned Response

preece at ccvaxa.UUCP preece at ccvaxa.UUCP
Mon Feb 25 15:13:00 AEST 1985


>	> > IS there a good C cross compiler which will 
>	> > produce 360-20 source assembly nmemonics?
>	> 
>	> Oh, like, wow.  Are there still 360/20s around?
>	[followed by derogatory comments about the 360/20 instruction set]

>	I fail to see the purpose in responding to someone's request for
>	information in this manner.  Do you really think that several
>	hundred thousand dollars, or a few million dollars, worth of
>	equipment is going to be thrown away every time someone comes
>	up with something new?  I think the name for this kind of attitude
>	is "snobbery."
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I don't know what the specifics would be for a 360-20, but for a lot
of machines of even more recent vintage, you reach a point where the
monthly maintenance charges are higher than the cost of a newer, more
powerful machine.

scott preece
gould/csd - urbana
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