I started on a Microdata in 1972, first system in Seattle,Wa Sent from my iPhone Tom Dodds t...@ix.netcom.com 630.235.2975
On Feb 7, 2011, at 10:56, "Peter S. Goldberger" <pet...@eoftech.com> wrote: > Started in 1984 on an ADDS Mentor with a 40 Mb hard disk and 12" tape > > George Gallen wrote: >> and we had to walk to work in bare feet uphill both ways! >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- >>> boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com >>> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 11:52 AM >>> To: U2 Users List >>> Subject: Re: [U2] Pick Dinosaurs >>> >>> >>>>> I started on Microdata systems back in 1982. Same big 'ol "washtub" >>>>> >>> drives, >>> >>>>> 1/2" reel tapes and Interrupt-Reset-Interrupt or >>>>> Interrupt-Reset-Clock-Interrupt paddle-switch sequences. >>>>> The first machine I worked on was a Microdata 1600 with 4 50 MB >>>>> >>> Winchester >>> >>>>> "washtub" drives. It ran 16 users on 64K of core memory. That was >>>>> >>> back >>> in >>> >>>>> 1981. >>>>> >>> Wow. You guys are really old. >>> >>> Charles Shaffer >>> Senior Analyst >>> NTN-Bower Corporation >>> _______________________________________________ >>> U2-Users mailing list >>> U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org >>> http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> U2-Users mailing list >> U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org >> http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
