I can't find any definitive info when this computer got actually manufactured ("announced in 1960" doesn't mean strictly the same). But this was the time Mel was met first time by the author.
The story plays likely some time thereafter.
I guess some significant time, because it takes time even for a genius to become familiar enough with a machine to do all this kind of trickery described in the story.
I think it may make sense to assume even some years passed between when the author met Mel the first time and Mel's departure form said company.
So I wouldn't be even so much off with the VCS statement—which actually doesn't state any relation between the usage of VCS and the story. I've only said that "VCS dates back quite some time". Which is obviously true. ;-)
But, all this actually doesn't matter.
The more important statement was the following. Which is a direct reply to "code didn't need to be maintained", which is in my opinion just not true.
I did not say VCS was used back than for that purpose.
I guess they preferred more a sort of solid hard copy. :-)
I can't find any definitive info when this computer got actually manufactured ("announced in 1960" doesn't mean strictly the same). But this was the time Mel was met first time by the author.
The story plays likely some time thereafter.
I guess some significant time, because it takes time even for a genius to become familiar enough with a machine to do all this kind of trickery described in the story.
I think it may make sense to assume even some years passed between when the author met Mel the first time and Mel's departure form said company.
So I wouldn't be even so much off with the VCS statement—which actually doesn't state any relation between the usage of VCS and the story. I've only said that "VCS dates back quite some time". Which is obviously true. ;-)
But, all this actually doesn't matter.
The more important statement was the following. Which is a direct reply to "code didn't need to be maintained", which is in my opinion just not true.
I did not say VCS was used back than for that purpose.
I guess they preferred more a sort of solid hard copy. :-)