[Info-vax] Continued development of PDP-10 architecture [was Re: Hard links on VMS ODS5 disks]

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On Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 1:20:25 PM UTC-7, Rich Alderson wrote:

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> When the KL-10 was delivered in late 1974, it was already behind the curve in 
> terms of MIPS ratings and I/O throughput with regard to the leaders of the 
> industry, but its architecture was well liked by those who used it. The next 
> processor began design soon after, but was too ambitious in its goals, delayed 
> by technical problems, and eventually cancelled in 1983. 

Whole books could be written about processors that didn't live up to their
design goals.  The IBM Stretch, named for the stretch of technology to
build it, one of the more famous cases. 

Next should be the books on operating systems that didn't live
up to their design goals.