Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Ah, the 'bad ol' days'

Hi Ken,

There seem to be a lot of us walking antiques on this list. I go way
back to pre 8080 days, I'm afraid. 8 and 16 bit minis with real core,
etc. Same model 33 teletypes, though.

BTW, I seem to recall 8" floppies, about mid 70's vintage, still have
some out in the garage somewhere, I think.

Jeff

On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 22:41:33 -0500, Ken wrote:

>Well we certainly are showing our age aren't we --- Altair! I remember
>teaching a freshman college course in BASIC with a room full of TTY's (used
>to go home with a headache every night), we were more sophisticated and
>bootstrapped off a big floppy (can remember the size exactly but it was
>about 9" sq --- what was that one, before the 7 1/4"?) --- but the students
>had to save their programs on paper tape. Ah the "bad ol' days" --- there is
>nothing nostalgic for me about a room full of steel banging on paper and
>splicing paper tape --- I'll take virtual "objects" with my programming ---
>they're quieter. :-)
>
>Ken
>