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Jan 14, 2002, 11:02 AM
Paul
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Ok how the hell was the first operating system programmed if there was no operating system to program it on?

...and....

How was the first compiler compiled?

(I suppose this could have gone with my thread in the perl forum...nm)

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Jan 14, 2002, 11:14 AM
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Interesting question...and interesting page.... http://exo.com/~wts/mits0023.HTM At least I found it interesting Tongue

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Jan 14, 2002, 11:14 AM
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http://www.digitalcentury.com/.../update/comp_hd.html

http://www.math-cs.gordon.edu/...ectures/history.html

http://www.elsop.com/wrc/h_comput.htm

http://www.google.com/...er+operating+systems
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Jan 14, 2002, 12:23 PM
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Jan 14, 2002, 12:23 PM
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Ok how the hell was the first operating system programmed if there was no operating system to program it on?

Anyone could write a DOS. You don't need any platform to write a DOS. Just start writing your own language!

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Jan 14, 2002, 12:36 PM
Paul
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Jan 14, 2002, 12:36 PM
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Well yeah but you still need something to interpret DOS
Jan 14, 2002, 1:07 PM
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Jan 14, 2002, 1:07 PM
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Paul,

Twenty years ago in college, they said you start by writing an assembly language compiler in binary.
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Jan 14, 2002, 2:34 PM
Eraser
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Jan 14, 2002, 2:34 PM
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in college, they said you start by writing an assembly language compiler in binary.
Yes, that's right.

0100101001110101010

Easy really Shocked

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Jan 14, 2002, 2:35 PM
Paul
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But surely you still need to compile it?

Naming it foo.exe wouldn't work?
Jan 14, 2002, 2:52 PM
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Jan 14, 2002, 2:52 PM
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I remember from my old computing job that binary codes were run through a custom compiler chip built into the old fashioned mainframes, which spited the final code onto tape reels - I think. Was many years ago...

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Jan 14, 2002, 2:55 PM
Paul
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Hehe no kidding!
Jan 14, 2002, 2:59 PM
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Laugh

Imagine doing code on a punch card Angelic

Finding a hole in your code would be just horrible.

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Jan 14, 2002, 3:02 PM
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This was in the early eighties in the UK. I remember my boss interviewing some poor chap for a printer assistant position(!) and insisting on a Uni degree just to operate the dam things Laugh

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