Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-21 Thread Dave Hodgkinson
On Mon, 2003-01-20 at 23:01, Greg McCarroll wrote: * the hatter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I will open the bidding with a 486DX2-66 Running Debian 2.2 (still working as a firewall/NAT) I see your dx2-66, and raise(/lower) you my dx2-50. Curses, if onlyI hadn't found that machine in

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-21 Thread Alex McLintock
At 22:37 20/01/03, you wrote: On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Shevek wrote: I just gave away a 386/8MHz which ran it. Slackware 4.0. 386/8MHz ? Thee were lucky lad ! When I were a boy I had to make do with an abacus ! Just had a friendly argument with a hitchhikers fan as to whether or not an abacus

RE: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-21 Thread Ivor Williams
On Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:35 PM, Alex McLintock [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: At 22:37 20/01/03, you wrote: On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Shevek wrote: I just gave away a 386/8MHz which ran it. Slackware 4.0. 386/8MHz ? Thee were lucky lad ! When I were a boy I had to make do with an

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-21 Thread David Cantrell
On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 03:35:06PM +, Alex McLintock wrote: Just had a friendly argument with a hitchhikers fan as to whether or not an abacus was a digital or analogue computer. Digital, clearly, as it can not represent values over a continuous range, only discrete values across that

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-21 Thread Piers Cawley
David Cantrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 03:35:06PM +, Alex McLintock wrote: Just had a friendly argument with a hitchhikers fan as to whether or not an abacus was a digital or analogue computer. Digital, clearly, as it can not represent values over a continuous

[OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-20 Thread Patrick Mulvany
On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 01:38:47AM +, Piers Cawley wrote: Paul Makepeace [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 06:25:34PM +, Shevek wrote: I'd have to check my P60s to find out the exact dates. Wow, I thought my PII-233 was old! 386SX/25 ran my first linux box.

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-20 Thread Shevek
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Patrick Mulvany wrote: On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 01:38:47AM +, Piers Cawley wrote: Paul Makepeace [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 06:25:34PM +, Shevek wrote: I'd have to check my P60s to find out the exact dates. Wow, I thought my

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-20 Thread the hatter
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Patrick Mulvany wrote: On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 06:25:34PM +, Shevek wrote: I'd have to check my P60s to find out the exact dates. Wow, I thought my PII-233 was old! 386SX/25 ran my first linux box. But I think we've already done this. I will open the

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-20 Thread Simon Wilcox
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Shevek wrote: I just gave away a 386/8MHz which ran it. Slackware 4.0. 386/8MHz ? Thee were lucky lad ! When I were a boy I had to make do with an abacus ! An abacus ? Thee were lucky lad ! When I were a boy I had to make do with scratching in the dust with a rusty nail

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-20 Thread Roger Burton West
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 10:37:04PM +, Simon Wilcox wrote: When I were a boy I had to make do with scratching in the dust with a rusty nail ! [ Repeat until someone throws a dead parrot at you ] http://www.smacdonald.com/songs/boy.html Roger

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-20 Thread Natalie S. Ford
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 11:01:45PM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: Hmm, the 486 was around 93/94 wasnt it? I had my first 486 when I started work in '90. It was a RM. -- Natalie S. Ford . [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-20 Thread Greg McCarroll
* the hatter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I will open the bidding with a 486DX2-66 Running Debian 2.2 (still working as a firewall/NAT) I see your dx2-66, and raise(/lower) you my dx2-50. Curses, if onlyI hadn't found that machine in a skip a year or two back, Hmm, the 486 was around

Re: [OT] Oldest machine still running perl

2003-01-20 Thread Paul Johnson
On Mon, Jan 20, 2003 at 11:01:45PM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: * the hatter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I will open the bidding with a 486DX2-66 Running Debian 2.2 (still working as a firewall/NAT) I see your dx2-66, and raise(/lower) you my dx2-50. Curses, if onlyI hadn't found