XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:33:50 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:   
      
   > It's ironic watching the industry change from centralized systems in the   
   > '60s and '70s (due to the high cost of electronics) to distributed   
   > systems starting in the '80s,   
   > only to have it come full circle now.  The difference is that rather   
   > than cost, the driving factor is centralized control.   
      
   The game has changed a bit as anyone who suffered through a time-sharing   
   system will affirm. Nothing like trying to trying to run a cross assembler   
   on a VAX when accounting is doing the payroll.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)