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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