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 17AHxi-0000K5-00 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 18:18:34 -0400 Received: (qmail 9490 invoked by uid 0); 21 May 2002 22:18:06 -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 22:18:06 -0000 Message-ID: <00c101c20115$4ccdec60$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: OLD DAYS Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 18:17:30 -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: Those old apple IIs are certainly lasting pretty long. We got a couple at school that actually still boot, even after all those paperclips and gum we've thrown in them when we're board just to see what happens. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 9:55 AM Subject: Re: OLD DAYS > Cecil: > > >From one point of view it may be sad that the U.S. Navy would > still be using paper tape in some places. But, from another > vantage point, it's remarkable and speaks volumes. Can you image > our friends in Redmont building systems that would still chug > along cruncing away happily after 30 or 40 years? Heck, after 30 > years of M$ upgrades, you wouldn't be able to read all that > ancient data anymore with the proprietary OS. > > On Mon, 20 May 2002, Cecil H. Whitley wrote: > > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 >