Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!uc!shamash!hare!jjn From: jjn@hare.cdc.com (jj needham 234-4312) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cdc Subject: Re: NOS/VE Message-ID: <26549@shamash.cdc.com> Date: 3 Oct 90 03:38:59 GMT References: Sender: news@shamash.cdc.com Reply-To: jjn@hare.udev.cdc.COM (jj needham ) Distribution: comp Organization: CDC - Santa Clara Lines: 23 In article pyue@ria.ccs.uwo.ca (Paul Yue, CCS) writes: >I've talked to the the Cyber support dude here (who also happens to know >a thing or two about emacs), and according to him, emacs should work >with the new C compiler from CDC. Unfortunately, this new compiler is >priced around CDN$15000, so we have been unable to try it out. > Having worked on the development of CV2 when it was in Canada, I can say that it is a deadly compiler (oh nice plug!) I think the Lehigh guys were porting emacs. It was surprising to see non-CDC Nos/VE customers (note homage to Nos) commenting on the OS. Having lived with the beast for so long, its interesting to see what real users think! If any of you have been reading comp.arch, they are feuding about the viability of 64-bit hardware/OS, hmmmmmm ..... later,jeff Disclaimer: | Jeff Needham If you become any more forgetful, you | Oracle Performance Group will be qualified enough to work in | Control Data - Santa Clara, CA Performance Analysis! | INTERNET jjn@hare.udev.cdc.com