> For those who know how to do that, the result is generally better. It's > easier today though. It's not like you need a soldering iron any more. > > http://oldcomputers.net/heathkit-h89.html :) > > -- Bruce
IMSAI! Front panel, switches and lights! Boot by depositing binary code into RAM with the front panel switches a byte at a time. Totally 1st generation computing. And I still have it. ;-) (Alas :-( , the floating-gate charge has certainly leaked off the 2708's & 2716's by now.) I've always been very grateful that I was at the right time to have recapitulated essentially the whole history of computing from 1st generation on up, either professionally or personally. -- Paul Rogers paulgrog...@fastmail.fm Rogers' Second Law: "Everything you do communicates." (I do not personally endorse any additions after this line. TANSTAAFL :-) -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
