On Mar 4, 2009, at 15:00 , David J Brooks wrote:
You had modems? We had to implement RFC1149!
We had slide rules, and I still have mine for power outages.
Not quite as good a lightroom, but it gives you a decent sepia print.
I still have my three slide rules. Shirt Pocket Motorola plastic,
> You had modems? We had to implement RFC1149!
>
We had slide rules, and I still have mine for power outages.
Not quite as good a lightroom, but it gives you a decent sepia print.
Dave
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On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 05:15:52PM -0500, Doug Franklin wrote:
> Bruce Walker wrote:
>
>> *FAMILY* list? Holy crap! Then I'm glad I haven't stumbled onto the
>> Adult PDML list.
>
> Minimum age for the APDML is 104.
Hexadecimal.
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Bruce Walker wrote:
*FAMILY* list? Holy crap! Then I'm glad I haven't stumbled onto the
Adult PDML list.
Minimum age for the APDML is 104.
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>> your files had to be saved on DECTape. And that was on the main system;
>> hard drives were too expensive to be put on satellite computers.
Is that the same as Duct tape? ;-0
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On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 1:57 PM, John Francis wrote:
> 300 Baud? You was lucky! We only had 110 Baud Modems. And ASR-33
> terminals (the ARDS-1s and Tektronix 4010 Storage Tube displays were
> upstairs in the main computer room).
> Data-Pacs? Removable drives? Luxury! We had one Burroughs ha
On Mar 4, 2009, at 11:23 , Larry Colen wrote:
300 Baud? You was lucky! We only had 110 Baud Modems. And ASR-33
terminals (the ARDS-1s and Tektronix 4010 Storage Tube displays were
upstairs in the main computer room).
You had modems? We had to implement RFC1149!
http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc
On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:57 , John Francis wrote:
From memory, of course. Real programmers don't use documentation.
(although in my case it was initially a PDP-8, not a PDP-11)
Your narrative shows me you have much better recollection of the era
than I.
It was a zoo compared to even 20 year
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 01:57:46PM -0500, John Francis wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:30:13AM -0800, Joseph McAllister wrote:
> >
> > On Mar 4, 2009, at 08:53 , Larry Colen wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 07:19:22AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> > Sure, if you were into bootstrapping a
On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:42 , Bruce Walker wrote:
Mark Roberts wrote:
Joseph McAllister wrote:
Sure, if you were into bootstrapping a PDP-11 with the toggles...
Sorry, but "bootstrapping a PDP-11 with toggles" sounds like
something too unsavory for a family list like this one.
*FAMILY* lis
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:30:13AM -0800, Joseph McAllister wrote:
>
> On Mar 4, 2009, at 08:53 , Larry Colen wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 07:19:22AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote:
>>> Larry,
>>> 35 years or so of the internet?
>>
>> OK, technically back then it was the arpanet.
>>
>>> In 1974 i
Mark Roberts wrote:
Joseph McAllister wrote:
Sure, if you were into bootstrapping a PDP-11 with the toggles...
Sorry, but "bootstrapping a PDP-11 with toggles" sounds like something
too unsavory for a family list like this one.
*FAMILY* list? Holy crap! Then I'm glad I haven't stumbled o
Everyone else is vain, but the PDMLers are just talented.
MARK !
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- Original Message -
From: "Bob W"
Subject: RE: Sliding down the bestseller list...
What amazes me is how many publish their own books.
We're differen
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:30:13AM -0800, Joseph McAllister wrote:
>
> On Mar 4, 2009, at 08:53 , Larry Colen wrote:
>
> >On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 07:19:22AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> >>Larry,
> >>35 years or so of the internet?
> >
> >OK, technically back then it was the arpanet.
> >
> >>In 19
Joseph McAllister wrote:
Sure, if you were into bootstrapping a PDP-11 with the toggles...
Sorry, but "bootstrapping a PDP-11 with toggles" sounds like something
too unsavory for a family list like this one.
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On Mar 4, 2009, at 08:53 , Larry Colen wrote:
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 07:19:22AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Larry,
35 years or so of the internet?
OK, technically back then it was the arpanet.
In 1974 it was TTY terminals and time sharing.
And your point?
Personal computers were a hobb
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 07:19:22AM -0600, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> Larry,
> 35 years or so of the internet?
OK, technically back then it was the arpanet.
> In 1974 it was TTY terminals and time sharing.
And your point?
> Personal computers were a hobbiest thing.
People had computers at work and s
On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 08:26:54AM -, Bob W wrote:
> > What amazes me is how many publish their own books.
> >
> > We're different from a lot of them in that we are a group,
> > that could be the
> > staff pick thing.
> >
>
> Everyone else is vain, but the PDMLers are just talented.
No
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 3:26 AM, Bob W wrote:
>> What amazes me is how many publish their own books.
>>
>> We're different from a lot of them in that we are a group,
>> that could be the
>> staff pick thing.
>>
>
> Everyone else is vain, but the PDMLers are just talented.
Were does that leave Cot
Scott Loveless wrote:
On 3/3/09, Larry Colen wrote:
In short, for most of the 35 or so years of the internet, top posting,
or bottom posting, has been considered impolite, that what one should
do is trim away anything not relevent and reply in context.
More specifically, after trimming the
On 3/3/09, Larry Colen wrote:
> In short, for most of the 35 or so years of the internet, top posting,
> or bottom posting, has been considered impolite, that what one should
> do is trim away anything not relevent and reply in context.
More specifically, after trimming the cruft one should re
Larry,
35 years or so of the internet?
In 1974 it was TTY terminals and time sharing.
Personal computers were a hobbiest thing.
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
> In short, for most of the 35 or so years of the internet, top posting,
> or bottom posting, has be
Bob W wrote:
...maybe the good lord just hates puppies.
A possibility I hadn't considered. Bob W provides a fresh perspective as
usual!
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> >>
> > You know, if I had known /The Puppy Way to Pray/ had even a
> chance of
> > beating our book, I never would have bought it. And really, it was
> > just an okay read. But I have to admit, the puppy kneeling
> like that
> > with its paws clasped was some powerful imagery.
> > Paul
>
> What amazes me is how many publish their own books.
>
> We're different from a lot of them in that we are a group,
> that could be the
> staff pick thing.
>
Everyone else is vain, but the PDMLers are just talented.
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>
> ...but at least we're a "Staff Pick" as well now:
> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/featured
>
> One might suspect that "Staff Picks" translates into "Let's
> stroke the
> egos of those who've made us some money", but that would be cynical,
> wouldn't it? (I grudgingly note that most of the
In a message dated 3/3/2009 8:39:26 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
l...@red4est.com writes:
Believe me, I've been received many complaints on list for bottom posting.
For me, either top posting or bottom posting is okay, I don't mind scrolling.
In line, I may miss comments.
Each group has its
On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 10:55:42PM -0500, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/3/2009 7:26:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> l...@red4est.com writes:
>
> Marnie BTW, niggly little point, but you were being pedantic the other day
> about minty. :-) Could you change your email previ
In a message dated 3/3/2009 8:14:19 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
pnstenqu...@comcast.net writes:
On Mar 3, 2009, at 9:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> ...but at least we're a "Staff Pick" as well now:
> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/featured
>
> One might suspect that "Staff Picks" translates int
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- Original Message -
From: "Paul Stenquist"
Subject: Re: Sliding down the bestseller list...
On Mar 3, 2009, at 9:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
...but at least we're a "Staff Pick" as well now:
http://www.blu
On Mar 3, 2009, at 9:42 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
...but at least we're a "Staff Pick" as well now:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/featured
One might suspect that "Staff Picks" translates into "Let's stroke
the egos of those who've made us some money", but that would be
cynical, wouldn't it?
On Mar 3, 2009, at 18:42 , Mark Roberts wrote:
...but at least we're a "Staff Pick" as well now:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/featured
Yes, we're #1!
Of 1089 books in Staff Picks.
One might suspect that "Staff Picks" translates into "Let's stroke
the egos of those who've made us some mo
In a message dated 3/3/2009 7:26:58 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
l...@red4est.com writes:
Been there, done that:
http://red4est.com/pdapi
I've been teaching performance driving for a car club for about 20
years. Back around '92 I put together some teaching notes, gave a copy
to the guy that r
On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 10:10:55PM -0500, eactiv...@aol.com wrote:
# =
# What amazes me is how many publish their own books.
Been there, done that:
http://red4est.com/pdapi
I've been teaching performance driving for a car club for about 20
years. Back around '92 I put together some te
In a message dated 3/3/2009 6:43:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
msrobert...@ysu.edu writes:
but at least we're a "Staff Pick" as well now:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/featured
One might suspect that "Staff Picks" translates into "Let's stroke the
egos of those who've made us some mone
On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 09:42:51PM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote:
> ...but at least we're a "Staff Pick" as well now:
> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/featured
>
> One might suspect that "Staff Picks" translates into "Let's stroke the
> egos of those who've made us some money", but that would be cyni
...but at least we're a "Staff Pick" as well now:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/featured
One might suspect that "Staff Picks" translates into "Let's stroke the
egos of those who've made us some money", but that would be cynical,
wouldn't it? (I grudgingly note that most of the other books on t
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