OLD DAYS

[Alex Snow]

Those old apple IIs are certainly lasting pretty long.  We got a couple at
school that actually still boot, even after all those paperclips and gum
we've thrown in them when we're board just to see what happens.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: OLD DAYS


> Cecil:
>
> >From one point of view it may be sad that the U.S. Navy would
> still be using paper tape in some places. But, from another
> vantage point, it's remarkable and speaks volumes. Can you image
> our friends in Redmont building systems that would still chug
> along cruncing away happily after 30 or 40 years? Heck, after 30
> years of M$ upgrades, you wouldn't be able to read all that
> ancient data anymore with the proprietary OS.
>
> On Mon, 20 May 2002, Cecil H. Whitley wrote:
>
> > hI,
> > i REMEMBER bitnET AND RELAY (RAN ON TOP OF RSCS).  i ALSO REMEMBER PAPER
> > TAPE AND PUNCH CARDS.  sAD PART ABOUT THAT IS THAT THE nAVY IS PROBABLY
> > STILL USING PAPER TAPE IN PLACES.
> >
> > cECIL
> >
> >
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