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It took me 20 seconds to compile and link a program on my PDP 11 with 64k of memory (yes, 64k for the OS plus all the drivers plus user programs). It still take
by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y ago
It took me 20 seconds to compile and link a program on my PDP 11 with 64k of memory (yes, 64k for the OS plus all the drivers plus user programs). It still takes me around 20 seconds today with 1,000,000 times more memory and ~10000 times faster processors.