22 May
2009
22 May
'09
9:05 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 1:43 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
[snip]
I'm sorry, did you mistakenly assume that
someone was talking
about Microsoft vs. *Linux* in particular? I certainly wasn't.
It's useful to use Linux and its derivatives (Red Hat, Debian, etc.) as a focus point
for the conversation, because (a) there is a reasonable amount of information regarding
its characteristics and (b) IME it's usually the Linux folks who tout their
superiority the loudest. I like Linux well enough, but - well, it really does feel more
like religion than technology some days. Maybe that's why I mostly use OpenBSD. :-)
Mmmm, TU56, one of my favorite devices. It makes me feel really
old when I think that I've had mine for 24 years now; I got it when I
was 16. Its left transport has become flaky; I'll be digging into
that soon. Even with a TD8E they're really sweet drives. I'd love
to find a TC08 someday.
And it's so nice to be back on-topic. :)
We have a TC08 for this one (actually, two units, but I'm short a 725 power supply).
Rebuilding its 721 power supply was 'interesting'. DEC was quite 'clever'
in the way it assembled it, which meant it was a headache to dismantle and reassemble,
especially since I'm shooting for historical authenticity.
I have a TU56 and TD8E in my personal collection, but my TU56 doesn't have the G888
encoders. :-( I keep looking... and may just have to make my own one of these days. --
Ian