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 17Abq8-0006iA-00 for ; Wed, 22 May 2002 15:32:04 -0400 Received: (qmail 17936 invoked by uid 0); 22 May 2002 19:31:18 -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; 22 May 2002 19:31:18 -0000 Message-ID: <00b301c201c7$2915a800$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: OLD DAYS Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 15:30:18 -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: Wow, and to think most of an OS kernel and other apps fit on only 144k of disk? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" To: 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" > > 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >