From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=toccata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17AA7I-0007F5-00 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 09:55:56 -0400 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.rednote.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g4LDtq704266 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 09:55:53 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.rednote.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 09:55:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.rednote.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: OLD DAYS In-Reply-To: <003301c20074$9b113e00$ab00a8c0@ec.rr.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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