OLD DAYS

[Alex Snow]

Yup, it was called bex.  You booted from one disk, then had to insert
another disk to work with, called the main disk I think.  The system I had
was an apple II, but I also worked with the GSs a few times.  The whole OS,
program files, and data files all fit on one 360k floppy.  Winblows takes
500 Megs!
I remember sitting in computer class, all the sited people actually had
macks with HDs, waiting for my sorry little apple to boot.  That thing
sounded like a freit train I remember!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths at attbi.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: OLD DAYS


Hey Alex. I remember the apple 2gs, and it took 5 mins to boot also. It had
a 3.5 fd with the echo synth that I could somewhat understand. Oh wasn't
that word processor called Bex? The thing booted off a floppy I think. I
wonder if that was its entire kernel and rest of os and software all on that
disk? Old ass mac system!
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: OLD DAYS


> I came after the paper tape, but I remember way back in elementary school
> learning to type on an apple II with talking typer from aph.  It had an
echo
> synth that I didn't understand, and two disk drives (5.25") and took about
5
> minutes to boot.  Then it would crash if I  backspaced to many times in
the
> date, and the whole process would have to be repeated.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cecil H. Whitley" <cwhitley at ec.rr.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:07 PM
> Subject: OLD DAYS
>
>
> > 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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