You had MINES!!!! etc etc ;-) Max
Bill Burns Wrote: > dean blackketter wrote: > > > > On Oct 13, 2005, at 8:17 AM, Bill Burns wrote: > > > >> Richard Scales wrote: > >> > >>> Well, I have never owned an Amiga - I started out with an Ohio > >>> Scientific > >>> Superboard with 4K of Ram, to fit more I had to build my own memory > > >>> add-on > >>> board. I am struggling to think what was around before this - but I > bet > >>> someone out there had some 8080 based thing with a hex keypad and > some 7 > >>> segment displays - am I right? > >>> > >> > >> Hex keypad!!! We used to *dream* of having a hex keypad and > >> seven-segment displays! > >> > >> My Altair (still in the attic) had toggle switches and LEDs; if you > > >> were very lucky you could key in the Teletype KSR interface in about > 5 > >> minutes, then you could load programs from paper tape into the 1K of > > >> memory. > > YOU HAD LEDS AND SWITCHES? I would have killed for that! We had > bare > > wires and relays and were happy to have them! > > You had WIRE!!! We had to get up in the morning and go down t' mine, > dig the copper ore, smelt it, and make our own wire every day. > > -- > Bill Burns > Long Island NY USA > mailto:billb (AT) ftldesign (DOT) com -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
