[Info-vax] Intel proposal to simplify x86-64

[Chris Townley]

On 08/06/2023 00:29, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 6/7/2023 8:06 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>> On 2023-06-07, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>>> What is the unique feature of TECO that cannot be done
>>> with some other tool(s)?
>>
>> Nothing.
>>
>> It's for people who are used to it, 
> 
> I suspect that VMS editor choice somewhat correlates
> with year of birth.
> 
>               TECO           EDT          EVE          VMS IDE
>      -1960    few/none       most         some         none
> 1960-1970    none           some         most         few
> 1970-1980    none           few          most         some
> 1980-1990    none           none         most         some
> 1990-        none           none         some         most
> 
> :-)
> 
> And if VSI has the same impression then they know what to focus
> on to be ready for in 5 years, in 10 years and in 20 years!
> 
> Arne

I would guess that many more would EVE since 1990, and possibly LSE as 
well, which of course is based in EVE

Although I did have a sysadmin who even tried to load Vi(m) onto out 
Itanium in the late noughties. Silly bu$$er!

-- 
Chris