[Info-vax] OT: PDP-11 history in arstechnica

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 3/14/22 20:21, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 3/14/2022 8:17 PM, Bob Gezelter wrote:
>> On Monday, March 14, 2022 at 7:47:34 PM UTC-4, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/a-brief-tour-of-the-pdp-11-the-most-influential-minicomputer-of-all-time/ 
>>>
>>
>> Not sure where the author of the arstechnica piece saw "$" for 
>> immediate mode, e.g., mov $10,r0. MACRO-11 as I new it, always used a 
>> "#", e.g., MOV #SS.XYZ,R0.
>>
>> Spent lots of time writing and generating assembler for RSX-11 systems 
>> and relatives, e.g., P/OS. Did many interesting things.
> 
> I have never used a PDP-11 so I have no idea (I am used to # in
> Macro-32).
> 
> So I cannot evaluate the quality of that article.
> 
> I just considered it slightly relevant as I know there are people her
> that actually have used a PDP-11.

Not only have, but still do. :-)

In MACRO-11 its #, not $.

bill