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 17Abt6-0006rS-00 for ; Wed, 22 May 2002 15:35:08 -0400 Received: (qmail 27290 invoked by uid 0); 22 May 2002 19:34:26 -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; 22 May 2002 19:34:26 -0000 Message-ID: <00cf01c201c7$98f35a00$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: OLD DAYS Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 15:33:26 -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 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: My apple was a stripped-down school machine, already outdated when I got to use it. I used to like to play that game in talking typer, I forget what it was called, all the time. I used to loose so baddely... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 11:06 PM Subject: Re: OLD DAYS > I don't know, Alex. I thought the Apple 2E was a pretty cool > machine. It was my very first computer. I saved and saved until I > could afford $1,000 for an Apple 2E, and I only got it so cheap > because I didn't need the monitor. > > After awhile, I added a meg of RAM and then I had a truly cool > machine. It took 4 floppies to boot the darn thing, but then it > just stayed up for weeks, or until I hard crashed it with some > bad basic code. > > Oh, yes, and I also scrimped and saved to get one of those new > fangled 2400 baud modems for it. I recall that Hayes modem set me > back $678, which was more than an SSI check in those days. > > On Tue, 21 May 2002, Alex Snow wrote: > > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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 >