And when the 3.25 floppy came out it was a miracle! On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 4:56 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> My first computer I used extensively and learned on was a 286 as well back > during the same time frame at work. I remember the 486 being a monster and > when they came out with Pentium processors it was unbelievable. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 3, 2020, at 3:13 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 16:03:23 -0400 Meade Dillon via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I declare Craig the winner. > > > > Winner? > > > > > > Craig > > > > > >>> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 3:16 PM Craig via Mercedes > >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> My first use of a computer was in 1967 at Caltech. We used modified > >>> IBM Selectric typewriters scattered across campus and connected to the > >>> mainframe in the computation building. We programmed in a simple > >>> adaptation of Fortran called Citran, which was easy and quick to learn > >>> and easy to use (now why can't all computer languages be like that!). > >>> The mainframe really drove those typewriters! It was interesting to > >>> watch the ball jump all around to do the output typing. > >>> Unfortunately, the Selectric's mechanicals were not up to the > >>> constant pounding and the uptime was somewhat low. > >>> > >>> That was followed up in 1968 at Hughes Aircraft in Culver City, > >>> California, by my use of a teletype connected to a mainframe in > >>> downtown Los Angeles to write BASIC programs. (In my student house at > >>> Caltech, I used a teletype driven by the contacts of a sensitive > >>> relay which was powered by the rectified audio of my shortwave > >>> receiver to read the news headlines broadcast around the world). > >>> > >>> My first owned computer was in about 1993, an IBM 80286 I used to > >>> connect from my house to the mainframe in U.T. Austin's Applied > >>> Research Laboratory to continue my work from home. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
