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Ask HN: Could early 80s computers have had better software given today's CS?

For example, could they have had a better built-in language using the same hardware?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41360030

Points: 11

# Comments: 10

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41360030

Created 6mo | Aug 26, 2024, 6:40:04 PM


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