[Info-vax] BASIC (and Horizon)

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On 31 Jan 2024 09:54:15 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

> We had a machine that ran FORTRAN for the physics department. One guy
> had a program that crashed the machine. As in, the microcode halted.
> That was an array bounds error.
> 
> Full story:
> 
>  http://www.bobeager.uk/anecdotes.html#hwhack

    We contacted ICL, but we never seemed to reach anyone who either
    understood what the problem was, or had the power or inclination
    to get it fixed ...

If this was not after the Fujitsu acquisition, I assume it wasn’t long 
before ...