kleonard@PRC.Unisys.COM (Ken Leonard) (03/13/89)
to my signature on mail/news, is: "Those who do not understand UNIX are doomed to use it." Which is to say, not so much a flame at the system but a flame at those who take it, or any system, as being "...the way the world ought to go." Which often devolves to an approach to life and all not much different from that of Rev. Mr. Bakker or Rev. Imam Khameni. The value of the HEP (and, we should hope, Burton's next goodie) is in the very fact of its difference from what we previously thought to be either best or worst. The worst thing about the demise of the HEP (aside from the fact that I _personally_ believe it was torpedoed wholly _uncaringly_ by certain persons who simply wanted to play bigshit) is that we lost the opportunity to exploit the fact that it was _neither_ really serial-ish nor parallel-ish. There are a few algorithms, for such things as discrete simulation (oh, oh, have I said another dirty word), etc. that I would dearly like to try implementing on a HEP. True, I might fall on my face in the attempt. But, so what if I would? I would learn a few things. Anyone who was watching other than just for the giggles might also learn something. And I just might blow a few smug minds from here to next Tuesday. I am not anti-UNIX, just anti-UNIXism. Please feel free to substitute anything from MS-DOS to IBM to DEC, etc., for _UNIX_ in that statement, and don`t forget to substitute _HEP_ there, too. Regardz, Ken Leonard Duke of West Nantmeal; Hereditary Captain-in-Chief and Master of Gunnery, His Lordship's Loyal Company of Freebooters Cannoners and Military Enginers. --- This represents neither my employer's opinion nor my own--It's just something I overheard in a low-class bar down by the docks.