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The Panorama database (1) was written in something like PDP-11 code, running on a translation layer, from the very beginning until now (ish? I don't keep track
by gcanyon 3y ago
The Panorama database (1) was written in something like PDP-11 code, running on a translation layer, from the very beginning until now (ish? I don't keep track of it). Meaning the author wrote translation layers for:
68K Macs running 16/32 bit not-32-bit clean MacOS
68K Macs running 32-bit clean
68K Macs running multitasking systems
PowerPC Macs running System 9
PowerPC Macs running MacOS X
Intel-chip Macs running 32-bit MacOS X
Intel-chip Macs running 64-bit MacOS X
(likely) M-chip Macs
That's a lot of translation! I only spoke with him about it back around 2002, but at the time he seemed satisfied with the solution, preferring it to rewriting the whole app every time Apple updated something.
(1) http://provue.com/ http://provue.com/