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 17AGyj-0006K4-00 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 17:15:33 -0400 Received: (qmail 6574 invoked by uid 0); 21 May 2002 21:15:04 -0000 Received: from dhcp250-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.250) by mail.gmx.net (mp011-rz3) with SMTP; 21 May 2002 21:15:04 -0000 Message-ID: <004b01c2010c$7e9f4e40$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <003301c20074$9b113e00$ab00a8c0@ec.rr.com> Subject: Re: OLD DAYS Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 17:14:28 -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: 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 >