Re: [Bug-apl] wsid backups

[enztec]

throw in a water cooled system that was ALWAYS springing leaks forcing 
immediate shutdown (CDC cyber computer) and you DID )SAVE OFTEN

On Sat, 22 Apr 2017 10:05:20 -0400
Peter Teeson <address@hidden> wrote:

> LOL! 
> In the early days of SHARP APL there was a message when you logged on to our 
> IBM Model 50 mainframe time sharing system.
> It was SAVE OFTEN!    The interpreter was written in Assembly language and 
> bugs would crash the system.
> The dreaded CLEAR WS was the result….By the time the code was converted to 
> “C” it had become very stable…
> 
> FWIW
> > I personally design in very small increments and )SAVEing a lot. This is a 
> > habit that I acquired when working
> > with MS Windows because Windows programs (in particular MS Word) tended to 
> > crash for no reason and then you
> > were lucky to have a very recent backup.
>