Ever wonder why FORTRAN compilers stop looking after column 72? It was so you could sequentially number your deck starting in column 73. If you dropped your cards, no problem, you just loaded them in a sorter and sorted starting at column 73.
-----Original Message----- From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 12:26 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K If you want to really get back into history, try programming old IBM EAM (Electric Accounting Machine) devices. Troubleshooting the program included using a Simpson 260 multimeter to check the patch cords for continuity and ensuring that the control cards in the punch card decks were in the proper place. Everyone groaned in class when some fumble finger dropped a deck and it scattered all over the floor. John Matteson; Exchange Manager Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards (404) 239 - 2981 You're just jealous because the little voices only talk to *ME*! -----Original Message----- From: Anthony L. Sollars [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 1:18 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K You guys are really dating yourselves. LOL I learned about these old machines in history... :P Though my first computer was a TI-99a -Tony -----Original Message----- From: John Matteson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 9:57 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K PDP-8M Yes I have, but it was Mylar, not paper tape. 5 level, baudot code. John Matteson; Exchange Manager Geac Corporate Infrastructure Systems and Standards (404) 239 - 2981 You're just jealous because the little voices only talk to *ME*! -----Original Message----- From: Ken Cornetet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 12:47 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K HP 2100 4K words of *core* memory, and a model 33 teletype w/ paper tape for program storage. Have you ever loaded an OS at 110 baud? -----Original Message----- From: Ed Crowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 5:00 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K PDP-11. Ed Crowley Compaq Computer --- "Soysal, Serdar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Man I remember the first computer I wrote my first > Pascal program on. It > was an 8086 PC with no hard disk and 256K of RAM. > The code had different > procedures for about 10 sorting algorithms and it > was intended to be a tool > for comparing how different algorithms performed > with certain data sets. It > had overwhelmed the CPU when I tried to compile it > in Turbo pascal. Aah, > the good old days... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shields, Anthony > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 11:21 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K > > > > As sarcastic as it is. It is interesting, if one > presumes, that the > very machines we're mentioning were in fact our > first 'computers'. For > me, reading your emails is like walking down memory > lane...TRS-80's , > TI-99a? Or 994a?, TRS-80's with 384K of RAM, etc... > > > Thanks > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Mynhier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 10:41 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K > > > Ooh! Ooh! > Can I get Colour Display for my TRS-80s? I've got a > killer ap that I > wrote in basic that draws these neato boxes on the > screen and I have > been aching to see it in full 8 bit colour! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Soysal, Serdar > To: Exchange Discussions > Sent: 10/1/01 8:46 AM > Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K > > > You've got COLOR DISPLAY???? When did THAT come > out? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rocky Stefano > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:31 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K > > > > You all lose. I've clustered 25 Atari 2600's and can > now play Mission > Impossible in 8bit color > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Stephen Mynhier > Sent: October 1, 2001 8:29 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K > > > > Man, you're way too cutting-edge for me. I just use > my VIC-20 and post > to the local BBSs. And I can just copy my new > software onto tapes... > far more convenient than disks or CDs. > > Stephen > > -----Original Message----- > From: Soysal, Serdar > To: Exchange Discussions > Sent: 10/1/01 6:17 AM > Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K > > > That's too futuristic for me. I'm on Windows 3.0 > and have a separate > unix terminal running pine for email. Works great. > Hardware costs are > also low. You don't need no stinkin i386 class > machines either. > > S. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Byron Kennedy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 10:17 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Win 2K and Exchange 2K > > > nope, I'm sticking with the tried and true Windows > for workgroups and ms > mail. it's great! :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Van Huissteden, Adriaan > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 6:44 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Win 2K and Exchange 2K > > > Has anyone used these products? > > Any Problems > > Thanks > > Adriaan Van Huissteden > > Network Administrator > Connect Credit Union > Phone: (03) 6233 0660 > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: > http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: > http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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