On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Mike Stein <mhs.st...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.di...@gmail.com> > To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 3:08 PM > Subject: Re: story of Mel > > > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Fred Cisin <ci...@xenosoft.com> wrote: > >> I love the wisdom of Allison's remark, that > >> what some of us still see as "recent current events" > >> is "ancient history" for the youngsters. > > > > Indeed. That break-point is entirely relative to one's own age and > > experiences... for me, "ancient history" is either pre-PET/Apple > > II/TRS-80 stuff or perhaps just "8-bit home micros", depending on the > > context. > > > > -ethan > ------- > > My "ancient history" is running a system consisting of an IBM 082, an 085, > a 604, a 402 and a 514, the original "sneakernet"; later, after promotion > to run the statistics department, a relatively rare 101. > > Even made the 402 multiply (albeit slowly) when "they" said it couldn't be > done; many happy memories... > > m > There are a few Easter eggs on my web site, one points to my biography. Click on "1949" in the copyright statement at the bottom of my home page, vintagecomputer.net Bill
