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Although when the number vacuum tubes divided by their average life means you are replacing them every five minutes, and your "computing machine" is 30 feet long.. .you can easily walk a couple of miles a day... Oh, wait... wrong direction on the timeline.... -sc From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 9:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: OT antique modem Of coarse, this progress led to our adult obesity problem. No more punching out several boxes of cards and hand-carrying them across campus to the data center. -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA(r) 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 richardmccl...@aspca.org P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org <http://www.aspca.org/> The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(r) (ASPCA(r)) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. "Steven M. Caesare" <scaes...@caesare.com> wrote on 06/01/2009 07:55:13 AM: > Oohh... the 2400.... b...@$$. > > Commodore hardware goodness: > > -1200 baud modem > -FastLoad cartridge (with homebrew reset switch) > -Okidata "Okimate" color printer (thermal ribbon) > -5.35" disk drive (1541?) > -3.5" disk drive (1581?)... 800KB on a disk... oooh! > -Mouse (a must have for GEOS!) > -Berkeley Softworks 512K RAMPACK > -Schnedler Systems 4KHz CPU accelerator > > All driving a 13" color TV of course. > > Good times... > > -sc > > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 8:49 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: OT antique modem > > I had a 300 baud thermal paper terminal with acoustic coupler that I > used when I needed to remote dial-in. Then I got the Commodore 64 > with the 300 baud, then bought the 1200, then a 2400. > > -Paul > > > From: Len Hammond [mailto:lenhammo...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 6:54 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT antique modem > For those on the list old enough to remember something like this. My > first modem was 300 baud but not acoustic and on a Commodore 64. > > http://bit.ly/q6Fb1 > > -- > Len Hammond > CSI:Hartland > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
