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So both creators of C used Windows...

by sengork 11y ago

zerr 11y ago
Not on those screenshots, but C++ creator Stroustrup is also a Windows user.
- bluedino 11y ago
  For some reason every picture I've seen of his office, he's parked in front of a Sun of some sort.
  - zerr 11y ago
    I believe at that time, for the office, he didn't have much choice :)
mondoshawan 11y ago
Only insofar as they used them as gateways to other machines. Ritchie was on a Plan 9 box, and Kernighan was in other various machines via X
- hollerith 11y ago
  That's not completely true. Some anti-Microsoft types (about 15 or 20 years ago) were outraged after it was pointed out that (according to the headers of the posts) Ritchie's posts to the 9fans mailing list were being sent from Microsoft Outlook. Maybe the lesson here is that people who accomplish a lot tend to be pragmatic?
raverbashing 11y ago
And Windows is written in C Your point is?
frou_dh 11y ago
K&R wrote the book. R(&T) created the language.
a3n 11y ago
Was probably the cheapest way to get a terminal to unix running at the time. I've been in lots of shops where the given computer is Windows, because that's what the rest of the company runs, and most of my time is spent in terminal windows to unix (Unix long ago, Linux these days). I recall trying to get actual unix on a PC, back around '94 or '95. I actually contacted the local Sun rep, and it was cumbersome and expensive. I gave up.
- mml 11y ago
  ugh. hummingbird. don't remind me.
  - peatmoss 11y ago
    Yeah, I worked at a largish government agency that ran Hummingbird. We had a mix of AIX servers and Windows clients and Hummingbird was critical for a handful of things. Can't say I have many fond memories about that whole architecture, but it was part of a complex web of software that let us anachronistically hold out against adopting Active Directory.
  - kozukumi 11y ago
    Oh god now that was a memory I had long repressed. Just wanted to thank you in advance for my nightmares tonight ;)
- michael_h 11y ago
  Me: How much is a sparcstation 10[1] without any accessories? Sun Rep: Well, give me an idea of what kind of work you're doing and we'll make sure we can get you set up with the right workstation. Me: How much is a sparcstation 10 without any accessories? ::Repeat:: [1] I gave configuration details - everything needed to ship me exactly the machine I wanted.
- krallja 11y ago
  Wouldn't Linux or BSD have been available? These screenshots are from 2002, not 1992.
simula67 11y ago
Stallman may be the only serious computer user who hasn't paid for a Windows license

So both creators of C used Windows...

by sengork 11y ago

So both creators of C used Windows...

zerr 11y ago

Not on those screenshots, but C++ creator Stroustrup is also a Windows user.

bluedino 11y ago
For some reason every picture I've seen of his office, he's parked in front of a Sun of some sort.
- zerr 11y ago
  I believe at that time, for the office, he didn't have much choice :)

mondoshawan 11y ago

Only insofar as they used them as gateways to other machines. Ritchie was on a Plan 9 box, and Kernighan was in other various machines via X

hollerith 11y ago
That's not completely true. Some anti-Microsoft types (about 15 or 20 years ago) were outraged after it was pointed out that (according to the headers of the posts) Ritchie's posts to the 9fans mailing list were being sent from Microsoft Outlook. Maybe the lesson here is that people who accomplish a lot tend to be pragmatic?

raverbashing 11y ago

And Windows is written in C Your point is?

frou_dh 11y ago

K&R wrote the book. R(&T) created the language.

a3n 11y ago

Was probably the cheapest way to get a terminal to unix running at the time. I've been in lots of shops where the given computer is Windows, because that's what the rest of the company runs, and most of my time is spent in terminal windows to unix (Unix long ago, Linux these days). I recall trying to get actual unix on a PC, back around '94 or '95. I actually contacted the local Sun rep, and it was cumbersome and expensive. I gave up.

mml 11y ago
ugh. hummingbird. don't remind me.
- peatmoss 11y ago
  Yeah, I worked at a largish government agency that ran Hummingbird. We had a mix of AIX servers and Windows clients and Hummingbird was critical for a handful of things. Can't say I have many fond memories about that whole architecture, but it was part of a complex web of software that let us anachronistically hold out against adopting Active Directory.
- kozukumi 11y ago
  Oh god now that was a memory I had long repressed. Just wanted to thank you in advance for my nightmares tonight ;)
michael_h 11y ago
Me: How much is a sparcstation 10[1] without any accessories? Sun Rep: Well, give me an idea of what kind of work you're doing and we'll make sure we can get you set up with the right workstation. Me: How much is a sparcstation 10 without any accessories? ::Repeat:: [1] I gave configuration details - everything needed to ship me exactly the machine I wanted.
krallja 11y ago
Wouldn't Linux or BSD have been available? These screenshots are from 2002, not 1992.

simula67 11y ago

Stallman may be the only serious computer user who hasn't paid for a Windows license