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FW: A good PDP-11 song...



Hey folks,

I thought you all might enjoy this one. It happens to be the first 
e-mail message I received after joining Digital in 1988!

Have a great holiday...

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From:	"Ernie Perez - SWS/E PS/A.C.E.S. - DSE 338-6217" 7-DEC-1988 
16:01:27.05 [SMTP:acesps::perez]
Sent:	Wednesday, December 07, 1988 3:01 PM
To:	DEALER::GUNNING; DEALER::DAY
Cc:	MADER; WETTY; WALTON; ZILJIN::FREUND; PEREZ
Subject:	A good PDP-11 song...


From:	ARK::RANDAL "MKO1-2/G29 DTN:264-7923"  7-DEC-1988 15:14:17.20
To:	SLEEPY::PEREZ	! From list -> 
ARK::ZK,@MES,@ANS,@RSTS,@HDWR,@WPS,@RSX
CC:	PSEUDO::BAXTER,PSEUDO::THOMPSON
Subj:	A rock song special and do not ask who mailed this one to me



		That Old-Time PDP
		 by Gordon Booman

		  To the tune of
	   "That Old-Time Rock'n'Roll"
		  by Bob Seger


	Just take that PRO down off the shelf,
	I'll sit here and program it by myself.
	Half a meg is just fine by me,
	I love that old-time PDP.

Refrain:	I love that old-time PDP.
		The kinda CPU that sets you free.
		Instruction set sure looks good to me.
		I love that old-time PDP.

	Don't try to take me to ZK.
	I won't make it, I won't last a day.
	32 bits is twice what I need,
	I love that old-time PDP.
	
		Refrain

	Say I'm old fashioned, say I'm over the hill,
	say I'm out of touch, say what you will.
	Those new CPUs ain't got the same thrill,
	I love that old-time PDP.

		Refrain

	You gotta balance complexity
	against function and quality.
	32 bits is twice what I need,
	I love that old-time PDP.

		Refrain

		Refrain