LISP=Lots of Irritating Stupid Parentheses Took it in college and learned why I was not cut out for any real programming...We had a printer that had a rotating type band, like a band saw, but with three rows of characters. That machine would lift a full box of paper if you tried (we did).
It had a sound deadening wood and insulation cover, and it needed it.
The SGI machines had a flight simulator and we used to chase each other from different terminals using commercial planes.
The LISP machine was the one I dreaded coding on the most, try counting parentheses and making them correct or your data came out weird.
Dunno. I saw that on Reddit. Source not cited. It had many comments but none that knew anything.How do they unload it???![]()
Real programmers use simple C on bare metal CPUs.LISP=Lots of Irritating Stupid Parentheses Took it in college and learned why I was not cut out for any real programming...
Push & pop?Real programmers use simple C on bare metal CPUs.
RTS and RTI.Push & pop?
I briefly worked with a guy who claimed he did something like that when delivering sheetrock.Redneck dumptruck! Back up and slam on the brakes!
That's how every lumber mill loads van trailers.
Slip sheet forks or roller forks?How do they unload it???![]()
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So, Reddit as usual?Dunno. I saw that on Reddit. Source not cited. It had many comments but none that knew anything.