Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-04-02 Thread Dinner
On 3/29/07, Scott S wrote: > I know this yes... I know this > A champagne glass is of no use to anyone. And I'm pretty sure that's why the French are, the way they are... Well- that, and the language thing. ~| Macromedi

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-29 Thread Scott Stewart
I know this yes... I know this A champagne glass is of no use to anyone. -Original Message- From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 3:23 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History Trust me on this. A size D will not fit

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2007-03-29 Thread Maureen
AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History > > It was said that the perfect breast should fit in the old fashioned > champagne slipper glass. ~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 &am

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2007-03-29 Thread William Bowen
or you could ask a group of them to say "Focus!" > Next time you see a cute French girl ask her to say forty four in English. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~

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2007-03-29 Thread Sam
Slipper must be a NY thing On 3/29/07, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > old fashioned champagne slipper glass > > Well that explains some of my confusion. I've never heard of it called > a "slipper". Champagne coupe, champagne saucer and maybe even champagne > sipper I would have underst

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2007-03-29 Thread Scott Stewart
The perfect breast should have D or DD after it -Original Message- From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:59 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History It was said that the perfect breast should fit in the old fashioned champagne

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2007-03-29 Thread Ian Skinner
old fashioned champagne slipper glass Well that explains some of my confusion. I've never heard of it called a "slipper". Champagne coupe, champagne saucer and maybe even champagne sipper I would have understood, but slipper was really throwing it for a loop. I presume this comparison to the gl

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2007-03-29 Thread Sam
Next time you see a cute French girl ask her to say forty four in English. On 3/28/07, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, there is just something about the accent I don't like. It really just > annoys me. ~| Create r

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2007-03-29 Thread Sam
It was said that the perfect breast should fit in the old fashioned champagne slipper glass. On 3/29/07, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > whats a champagne slipper breast? > ~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 & experie

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2007-03-29 Thread Gruss Gott
> tBone wrote: > That being said I have heard the people of Normandy are very gracious > and welcoming and have a very very strong memory of the occupation and > liberation. > Never paid for a meal there yet and have been offered free rooms as well. A GREAT book on why this is, is Ambrose's Pegas

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2007-03-29 Thread Heald, Timothy J
Don't forget about baby jesus. -Original Message- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:17 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History > Sam wrote: > hmm, I lost an L someplace. > Wonder where it went... >

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2007-03-29 Thread Heald, Timothy J
EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:43 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Your Computer Relationship History No, no, I hate actually hate the French. ;) > -Original Message- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:35 PM > To: CF-Co

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2007-03-29 Thread Tony
whats a champagne slipper breast? On 3/28/07, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even the girls? > > Ah the French girls with their champagne slipper breasts... > > > On 3/28/07, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, no, I hate actually hate the French. > > > > ;) > > > > ~~~

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2007-03-29 Thread Heald, Timothy J
Ladies and gents: Capitalisms proof once again :) Work hard kids. -Original Message- From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 3:59 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History On 3/21/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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2007-03-29 Thread Scott Stewart
'cause they sound like Pepe lePew? :) -Original Message- From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 2:16 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Your Computer Relationship History Yeah, there is just something about the accent I don't like. It r

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2007-03-29 Thread Gruss Gott
> Mo wrote: > Just FTI, Gruss. Lots of good paying Coldfusion jobs out here. If > you do decide to move, let me know. > Hey great info Mo! Thanks, I may take you up on that ... ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Fle

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2007-03-29 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > hmm, I lost an L someplace. > Wonder where it went... > The liberals took it. They hate America AND the letter "L". ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release in over 10 years. Upgrade & see n

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2007-03-28 Thread Maureen
Just FTI, Gruss. Lots of good paying Coldfusion jobs out here. If you do decide to move, let me know. On 3/28/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > WillBo wrote: > > > My wife and I may move to Palo Alto in a few years > > > > Good lord man, why? > > > > She's kicking around law school.

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2007-03-28 Thread Maureen
I moved to San Francisco from Atlanta in December of 2005. I moved to the San Jose area from San Francisco earlier this month. We actually live between San Jose and Los Gatos, which is my friend's hometown. Right now, I'm taking Caltrain to the city each day. I'm 3 miles from the train station

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-28 Thread Sam
hmm, I lost an L someplace. Wonder where it went... On 3/28/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sam wrote: > > We == Most non-French people of the word > > Is "the word" that cult you're in? And they've made you spokesperson? > Who got sick? > ~

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2007-03-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > We == Most non-French people of the word Is "the word" that cult you're in? And they've made you spokesperson? Who got sick? ~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new C

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2007-03-28 Thread Sam
We == Most non-French people of the word Most == All - a handfull of fools :P On 3/28/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sam wrote: > > We get the impression the French > > hate everyone that's not French > > Who's "we" and how did you get that impression? > ~~

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2007-03-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > We get the impression the French > hate everyone that's not French Who's "we" and how did you get that impression? ~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIA’s for your business. Upgrade

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2007-03-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > East Coast??? You are hereby disqulified from commenting on the state of > education LOL. So noted! ~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Tri

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2007-03-28 Thread Nick McClure
Yeah, there is just something about the accent I don't like. It really just annoys me. > -Original Message- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:53 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History > &g

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2007-03-28 Thread Sam
Even the girls? Ah the French girls with their champagne slipper breasts... On 3/28/07, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, no, I hate actually hate the French. > > ;) > ~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 & e

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2007-03-28 Thread Nick McClure
No, no, I hate actually hate the French. ;) > -Original Message- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:35 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History > > Few people actually hate the French. We get the

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2007-03-28 Thread Sam
Few people actually hate the French. We get the impression the French hate everyone that's not French so we ridicule their unwarranted arrogance. On 3/28/07, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > something from another thread about disliking all French. Smile, where's your > sense of humor? >

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2007-03-28 Thread William Bowen
> What's the scoop?? Ah, well it has had its ups and downs over the years, there's a general overall improvement, but you can live in much nicer communities for the same money. San Mateo and Hillsdale leap immediately to mind. Belmont, too. Which of the Universities is she planning to attend? -

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2007-03-28 Thread Dana Tierney
East Coast??? You are hereby disqulified from commenting on the state of education for a minimum of seven days :P >NICE! Well, that helps. I didn't know you'd moved to the East Coast; >didn't you live in the South previously? Well San Francisco has the >nicer weather IMO. I love the city but

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-28 Thread Dana Tierney
something from another thread about disliking all French. Smile, where's your sense of humor? hehe Dana >Why wouldn't I like it? > >> ~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIA’s for your business. U

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2007-03-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> WillBo wrote: > > My wife and I may move to Palo Alto in a few years > > Good lord man, why? > She's kicking around law school. So why, what's the scoop with PA? I lived in Hayward 15 years ago, but haven't been around much since. Has it gone to hell? I"ve heard East Palo Alto is bad ... or w

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2007-03-28 Thread William Bowen
> My wife and I may move to Palo Alto in a few years Good lord man, why? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Up

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2007-03-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Mo wrote: > Not hubby yet. Just living in sin. I love everything about it except > the commute. San Jose to San Francisco not a fun trip to make every > day. I did buy me a Mercedes 450 SL to make it a bit sweeter though. > NICE! Well, that helps. I didn't know you'd moved to the East Coast;

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2007-03-27 Thread Maureen
On 3/21/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mo wrote: > > I was gonna post until they started ragging on Jerry for being old. > > Considering that I've been programming for 38 years, I figured they'd > > declare me older than dirt. > > > > Dang baby, you ole school! How's the new hubby?

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2007-03-27 Thread Nick McClure
Why wouldn't I like it? > -Original Message- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:35 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History > > vive la difference. > > And if Nick doesn'

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-27 Thread Dana Tierney
vive la difference. And if Nick doesn't like it, he is just an old poop. Ok, a young poop. Dana >well that is true :D > >On 3/22/07, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Fl

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-26 Thread Erika L. Walker
well that is true :D On 3/22/07, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's cause you *are* different. Feel better now? > > Sorry, I am just now getting to this thread. > > >Come on girls ... make me feel better by throwing another female voice in > here. > >I'm feeling rather ... alo

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2007-03-22 Thread Matt Osbun
First computer ever: TI99 4A College computers: Don't remember- I bounced between Macs, PCs, and SPARCs, but I don't remember a lot of details First home computer/workstation purchased: Frankenstein. Had a Cyrix processor, though. :) First IT professional workstation: Dell- again, don't re

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-22 Thread Dana Tierney
first computer used: Apple IIe at college. first computer at work: Big iron at IBM and the Dept of the Interior first computer owned: Compaq 8088, 2 5 1/4 inch drives and a parity error that would show up at random times. DOS of coursegold monchrome screen first computer purchased - custom

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-22 Thread Dana Tierney
That's cause you *are* different. Feel better now? Sorry, I am just now getting to this thread. >Come on girls ... make me feel better by throwing another female voice in here. >I'm feeling rather ... alone and sort of ... well ... different

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2007-03-22 Thread Dinner
Yeah, that's it! left 10, left 10, left 10, left 10 == a box! Woot! Something like that. Pretty basic. Still a trip that preschoolers can handle it... On 3/21/07, Jerry J wrote: > > Turtle was probably a variant of logo. > > On 3/21/07, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can't remember. I

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2007-03-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
Turtle was probably a variant of logo. On 3/21/07, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't remember. I used "TURTLE"(?) on an apple in pre-school, IIRC... :-) ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 The most significant release i

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2007-03-21 Thread Dinner
I can't remember. I used "TURTLE"(?) on an apple in pre-school, IIRC... :-) My dad is a tech-head, and is into packet radio, etc., so he had a bunch of stuff I (pretty much literally) just played with. I think the cassette tape one was the oldest one I played with. He'd regale me w/ stories of

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2007-03-21 Thread Vivec
I started with an ITT Xtra XP :) ~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIA’s for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.c

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2007-03-21 Thread Robert Munn
1981 - BASIC programming on Tandy Model III terminals http://www.thepcmuseum.net/details.php?RECORD_KEY%28museum%29=id&id(museum)=226 1983 - TRS-80 Color computer, like Ken said. tape drive, then a 5 1/4 " disk drive. ultimate hacker machine, you could open the thing up and mess with it. i had an

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2007-03-21 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
maybe, but dirt's never look so good. :) On 3/21/07, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was gonna post until they started ragging on Jerry for being old. > Considering that I've been programming for 38 years, I figured they'd > declare me older than dirt. > > On 3/20/07, Erika L. Walker <[EMAI

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2007-03-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Mo wrote: > I was gonna post until they started ragging on Jerry for being old. > Considering that I've been programming for 38 years, I figured they'd > declare me older than dirt. > Dang baby, you ole school! How's the new hubby? ~~

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2007-03-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
Hey, no need to call me dirt. On 3/21/07, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was gonna post until they started ragging on Jerry for being old. > Considering that I've been programming for 38 years, I figured they'd > declare me older than dirt. > > On 3/20/07, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED

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2007-03-20 Thread Maureen
I was gonna post until they started ragging on Jerry for being old. Considering that I've been programming for 38 years, I figured they'd declare me older than dirt. On 3/20/07, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Come on girls ... make me feel better by throwing another female voice in

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2007-03-20 Thread Jim Davis
Lemme see: First Home Computer: TI 99/4A I loved that thing... was an active member of the Hudson Valley TI 99/4A user group long after it was obsolete. I must've been 12 or thirteen when I joined. I later upgraded to a Tandy 286 - my first real online computer. I was one of the first 500

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2007-03-20 Thread Todd
First exposure to a computer TI-99 Learned to program on some Tandy with two 5 1/4 inch drives, no hard drive and a green screen. Language was BASIC First computer was a 386 DX with a 80 meg SCSI drive and 4 whopping megs of RAM. DOS. College: Sun Sparqstation 2, SunOS 4 Fast forward so as

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2007-03-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TPIWWP! > She didn't last long, did she? > > I was more interested in her piercings :) > > > > > ~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Trial. http://www.

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2007-03-20 Thread Ben Doom
Jillian Koske (not sure about spelling the last name...) --Ben Gruss Gott wrote: >> Erica wrote: >> yeah she was going to get married to her boy toy ... I miss her. she was >> cool >> > > Who was the motorcycle girl from Canada that inspired the lunch and > tattoo discussions? > > ~~~

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2007-03-20 Thread Heald, Timothy J
She didn't last long, did she? I was more interested in her piercings :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 4:49 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History Jillian / Julian something like

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jillian / Julian something like that? Gruss Gott wrote: >> yeah she was going to get married to her boy toy ... I miss her. she was >> cool >> >> > > Who was the motorcycle girl from Canada that inspired the lunch and > tattoo discussions? > > ~

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2007-03-20 Thread Gruss Gott
> Erica wrote: > yeah she was going to get married to her boy toy ... I miss her. she was > cool > Who was the motorcycle girl from Canada that inspired the lunch and tattoo discussions? ~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly acr

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2007-03-20 Thread Rick Root
My computer relationship history. Well, I guess the first relationship I had that came about because of the computer was back in 1993... I met a girl named Kim online and... Oh.. sorry, that's not what you meant... Okay... 1977 - dad bought a Commodore Pet-2001. One of the first available. cal

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Erika L. Walker
yeah she was going to get married to her boy toy ... I miss her. she was cool On 3/20/07, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IIRC, moved to Alaska, bought a new bicycle, and got a non-tech, non > programming job. > > > On 3/20/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Heald, Timothy J
Damn that sounds nice. -Original Message- From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 1:38 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History IIRC, moved to Alaska, bought a new bicycle, and got a non-tech, non programming job. On 3/20

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Jerry Johnson
IIRC, moved to Alaska, bought a new bicycle, and got a non-tech, non programming job. On 3/20/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whatever happened to BethF? I saw her name quite a bit whenever I was > checking in the archives.

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Whatever happened to BethF? I saw her name quite a bit whenever I was checking in the archives. On 3/20/07, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LOL! True, but I know Dana and Deanna and Mary Jo must have > *something* to say ... :D > > On 3/20/07, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

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2007-03-20 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I remember in the early 90's when I had an inside contact at Cyrix here in Dallas. I got a 486slc chip from him and bought a 386sx board. I removed the 386sx chip and soldered every one of the 100 pins to the motherboard. I believe that's what's caused my bad vision nowadays. http://mixeurpc.fr

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Erika L. Walker
LOL! True, but I know Dana and Deanna and Mary Jo must have *something* to say ... :D On 3/20/07, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm feeling rather ... alone and sort of ... well ... different > . > > How can you feel alone with dozens of tech guys hovering around - not > entire

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Ben Doom
The first computer I used was, I think, either a Commie64 or an AppleII. I forget. I was 3, so I guess it is forgivable. My family's first computer, we got when I was 5. It was a Zenith 80x86 with a black and amber screen and a 20mb winchester HDD. I learned to program in GW basic on it.

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2007-03-20 Thread Tony
-Original Message- > > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:30 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Your Computer Relationship History > > > > First computer ever: Atari > > > > College computers: Micr

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2007-03-20 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
, March 20, 2007 6:30 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Your Computer Relationship History > > First computer ever: Atari > > College computers: Micron win 3.1 & SUN workstations (college owned) > > First home computer/workstation purchased: Gateway 133mHZ Win 95 > &g

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2007-03-20 Thread Jacob
ADAM!...LOL -Original Message- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 6:30 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Your Computer Relationship History First computer ever: Atari College computers: Micron win 3.1 & SUN workstations (college owned) First

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Ian Skinner
I'm feeling rather ... alone and sort of ... well ... different . How can you feel alone with dozens of tech guys hovering around - not entirely like a venue of vultures? And besides, different is good! Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use

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2007-03-20 Thread Erika L. Walker
Come on girls ... make me feel better by throwing another female voice in here. I'm feeling rather ... alone and sort of ... well ... different ~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, sc

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2007-03-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crap! Was going to agree that Jerry is old then he had to go and put numbers and dates to it. I'm older. Ug! Jerry Johnson wrote: > Yep. I started at about age 10, in 1976, on computers at my dad's work (Navy) > > On 3/20/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Holy Crap JJ

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2007-03-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Forgot about that. Jerry Johnson wrote: > Do you remember that the XT did not have a clock - and you had to type > the time in each boot? > > On 3/20/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Went from the TI to 8086 boxes, the first I remember was a Bently >> Model XT with a 40MB(!_!)

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Heald, Timothy J
esday, March 20, 2007 11:33 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Your Computer Relationship History same with the TRS-80 model I or maybe model II's On 3/20/07, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you remember that the XT did not have a clock - and you had to type > the time in

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
same with the TRS-80 model I or maybe model II's On 3/20/07, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you remember that the XT did not have a clock - and you had to type > the time in each boot? > > On 3/20/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Went from the TI to 8086 boxes, the

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread William Bowen
a fair trade for *all that space*!!! :-) remember Volkswriter? > Do you remember that the XT did not have a clock - and you had to type > the time in each boot? > > Went from the TI to 8086 boxes, the first I remember was a Bently > > Model XT with a 40MB(!_!) hard drive and dual 5.25 floppie

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Jerry Johnson
Yep. I started at about age 10, in 1976, on computers at my dad's work (Navy) On 3/20/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Holy Crap JJ is OLD! ~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusio

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2007-03-20 Thread Jerry Johnson
Do you remember that the XT did not have a clock - and you had to type the time in each boot? On 3/20/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Went from the TI to 8086 boxes, the first I remember was a Bently > Model XT with a 40MB(!_!) hard drive and dual 5.25 floppies. Holy crap > we were

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Holy Crap JJ is OLD! On 3/20/07, JJ wrote: > My first computers (loaned and work) > UYK of some sort, front toggle switches as input device. > VAX (terminal and teletype terminals) > PDP-11 > Mini-vax (fit under my desk!) > Punchcards to some monster behind a wall at college > Commodore Pet (with

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Nick McClure
A little, there were some computers in one of the labs that had it, used it a little, they didn't have much installed on them so there wasn't much to do but telnet to the HPUX box to write the programs. > -Original Message- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Anybody use "WAR

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread William Bowen
First Home Computer: TI-99 4a with cassette "drive" and cartriges First School Computer: Apple 2+ Went from the TI to 8086 boxes, the first I remember was a Bently Model XT with a 40MB(!_!) hard drive and dual 5.25 floppies. Holy crap we were high-tech!! after that my first personal box was a Pac

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Jerry Johnson
My first computers (loaned and work) UYK of some sort, front toggle switches as input device. VAX (terminal and teletype terminals) PDP-11 Mini-vax (fit under my desk!) Punchcards to some monster behind a wall at college Commodore Pet (with tape drives and shared 8 inch floppy) Tektronix graphics t

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Jerry Johnson
Yes, it was originally named "Windows NT". It was a great os. Following it also taught me a good lesson in bad programming environments. Paying coders by the line was absolutely the worst model for good code. On 3/20/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anybody use "WARP OS/2" I think it

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I used OS/2 Warp for a while. It had win 3.1 compatibility baked into it. It was very stable for it's time, but lacked the polish (graphically) of the MS products at the time. Plus, IBM was never good at marketing it. UPS was using OS/2 up until 98 or so. On 3/20/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTE

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Ian Skinner
quot; VGA CRT monitor I got for the 486 with a 20" Flat screen. -Original Message- From: Heald, Timothy J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:43 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Your Computer Relationship History One of the worst things to happen to personal compu

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Gruss Gott
> tBone wrote: > One of the worst things to happen to personal computing was the loss of > the Amiga line, and the lawsuits that followed. > Anybody use "WARP OS/2" I think it was an IBM OS and used extensively in the railroad biz. Anyway I thought that was a GREAT OS for the little time I used

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Heald, Timothy J
Computer Relationship History Here's a short version of my computing history and the languages I programmed them in! Acorn BBC Micro Model B (Mainly UK market 1982 vintage) languages (BBC Basic, 6502 Assembler) Acorn Archimedes 410/I (circa 1988) (RISC OS WIMP environment, BBC Basic v5,

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Paul Vernon
Here's a short version of my computing history and the languages I programmed them in! Acorn BBC Micro Model B (Mainly UK market 1982 vintage) languages (BBC Basic, 6502 Assembler) Acorn Archimedes 410/I (circa 1988) (RISC OS WIMP environment, BBC Basic v5, RISC assembler (resembled 6502 a lo

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Nick McClure
I built an AMD with 2gig for my HDTV, cost me around 500 hundred, and works great. Got media center installed, and one of those wireless gyro mouse things. I love it. > -Original Message- > From: Heald, Timothy J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I need a new machine to go on the 32" LCD TV I

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Nick McClure
: whitebox Intel based > -Original Message- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 9:30 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Your Computer Relationship History > > First computer ever: Atari > > College computers: Micron win 3.1 &

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
First computer used: 1978 - terminal for a main frame at local college. The local college has a biorhythm program installed on their mainframe. I'd go to school and get kids to give me $3.00 for a print out of their biorhythm chart. Then I'd sneak into the computer lab at the local college, use

Re: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Erika L. Walker
first computer/game consoles I played with and wrote programs for: Atari Commodore Vic-20 then upgraded to a C64 Built first PC in 1986. An IBM PC/AT with 512k RAM, 20 MB hard drive, a floppy drive and a modem that took an old fashioned telephone handset in a cradle. Wow. 1200 baud connection! woo

RE: Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Heald, Timothy J
day, March 20, 2007 9:30 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Your Computer Relationship History First computer ever: Atari College computers: Micron win 3.1 & SUN workstations (college owned) First home computer/workstation purchased: Gateway 133mHZ Win 95 First IT professional workstation: SGI

Your Computer Relationship History

2007-03-20 Thread Gruss Gott
First computer ever: Atari College computers: Micron win 3.1 & SUN workstations (college owned) First home computer/workstation purchased: Gateway 133mHZ Win 95 First IT professional workstation: SGI IRIX Indy and Indigo Current PCs (limited to main ones): Dell XPS/Win XP Pro, MacBook Pro 15 ~