OLD DAYS

[Alex Snow]

Wow, and to think most of an OS kernel and other apps fit on only 144k of
disk?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: OLD DAYS


>
> No, I think the Apple 5 and a quarter inch floppies were only 143
> K. Their 3.5 inch disks were 800, but I couldn't afford those.
> Ibm had the 360K 5.25 disks.
>
> Gosh, I even double spaced above. Talk about old habits!
>
> On Tue, 21 May 2002, Alex Snow wrote:
>
> > 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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> Janina Sajka, Director
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> Governmental Relations Group
> American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
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