ELEVATOR CONTROLLER
\ˈɛlɪvˌe͡ɪtə kəntɹˈə͡ʊlə], \ˈɛlɪvˌeɪtə kəntɹˈəʊlə], \ˈɛ_l_ɪ_v_ˌeɪ_t_ə k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_l_ə]\
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An archetypal dumb embedded-systems application, liketoaster (which superseded it). During one period (1983--84)in the deliberations of ANSI X3J11 (the C standardisationcommittee) this was the canonical example of a really stupid,memory-limited computation environment. "You can't require"printf(3)" to be part of the default run-time library - whatif you're targeting an elevator controller?" Elevatorcontrollers became important rhetorical weapons on both sidesof several holy wars.
By Denis Howe
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