From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc53.attbi.com ([204.127.198.39]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17AHhO-0007xk-00 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 18:01:42 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.38.156]) by rwcrmhc53.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020521220108.OVVC11659.rwcrmhc53.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 22:01:08 +0000 Message-ID: <000d01c20112$c838cd00$02263e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: <003301c20074$9b113e00$ab00a8c0@ec.rr.com> <004b01c2010c$7e9f4e40$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> Subject: Re: OLD DAYS Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 17:59:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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!=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Alex Snow To: 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" > To: > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:07 PM > Subject: OLD DAYS >=20 >=20 > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup