In Linux, no one can hear you Wine
Dan Jenkins
dan at rastech.com
Sat Mar 25 09:32:01 EST 2006
Bill Mullen wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:16:18 -0800 (PST), Bayard Coolidge wrote:
>
> > *sigh* Kids nowadays... And to think I was toggling in RIM loaders
> > on an '8 before most of them were born...
> >
> > Christopher Chisholm <christopher.chisholm at syamsoftware.com> wrote:
> > Did someone just say they did something in Windows 3.1?! Nah, it
> > must have been my imagination ;-)
>
> I hear that, Bayard. Remember when getting that done successfully (a
> neat trick in itself) would let you next wrestle with the
> "high-speed" paper tape reader/punch/shredder? ;-)
>
> Loved them '8s, though - I guess you never forget your first 'puter.
Back when programs were measured in yards or cards...
...and our "bytes" were 12 bits wide, not the puny 8. :-D
I had an '8 and an IBM System 3 as my first hands-on computers.
Ah, memories...
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Dan Jenkins (dan at rastech.com)
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