[Info-vax] 8-bit characters

[John Reagan]

On Friday, November 12, 2021 at 1:28:38 PM UTC-5, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-11-11, Robert A. Brooks <FIRST... at vmssoftware.com> wrote: 
> > On 11/11/2021 4:01 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote: 
> >> On 11/11/2021 3:57 PM, Michael Moroney wrote: 
> > 
> >>> You remember correctly. The hardwired '24 line terminal' assumption pissed me 
> >>> off and a few times I looked at it I said no way I can fix that spaghetti 
> >>> code. But one day the planets were aligned or something, and I just did it. 
> >> 
> >> Macro-32 ? 
> > 
> > BLISS-32 
> >
> Same difference. :-) 
> 
> On a more serious note, BLISS-32 was a nice idea, but it's at way too 
> low a level to make a real difference. 
> 
> Now, if we had a Pascal-like or Ada-like language that could be used 
> as a system implementation language... :-) 
> 
> Simon. 
> 
> -- 
> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP 
> Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.

Next time you post that, please add a "<Trigger warning for John Reagan>" at the top please.