From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17AI6D-0000rY-00 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 18:27:21 -0400 Received: (qmail 2529 invoked by uid 0); 21 May 2002 22:26:53 -0000 Received: from dhcp250-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.250) by mail.gmx.net (mp007-rz3) with SMTP; 21 May 2002 22:26:53 -0000 Message-ID: <003c01c20116$87073520$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <003301c20074$9b113e00$ab00a8c0@ec.rr.com> <004b01c2010c$7e9f4e40$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> <000d01c20112$c838cd00$02263e18@mycomputer> Subject: Re: OLD DAYS Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 18:26:17 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 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 X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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" To: 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 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 > > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup