10 Jul
1997
10 Jul
'97
5:10 p.m.
On Fri, 11 Jul 1997 jpero(a)mail.cgo.wave.ca wrote:
I do not get bothered by this "boasting" I
view this "This Weekend
Haul" as a good reference point in which is how hard to find or easy
to get as well as prices.
Oooh another good word - bothered - I will use that later 8-)
["boasting" snipped 8-)]
my use. My reasoning behind is I love them and
it's quality, way it
looked and operation. I have a IBM VGA 9" mono behind me is over 10
year old and still used as a bench monitor and nice thing, I babied
it well to have no burn in on it, 150 bux *ouch!* used.
Enough of this blathing...anyway, you got my idea. I buy them for
quality even they're outragously outdated. The newer ones even Compaq
and Toshibas, Sony is now showing QC problems and sunk down as well.
Recently a association already issued several critations warning
buyers not to buy certain models from them.
Boy - DO NOT get me started on THIS subject!
Oh well. Back to subject. :)
Good 8-)
My electronic TTYs, Minicom 4 two of them are based on
8 bit
microcontrollers and still speak bandot 5 bit via built in phone
coupler. I use them for phone calls via relay services for hearing
people otherwise, I do need relay if calling someone who has TTY on
other end. Both of them are over 10 years old and still living. :)
That shows 8 bitters stuff won't go away. :)
That is a given. 8 bitters rule. Even 16 bitters rule. Tho I do have
some 4 bitters - they don't rule - they just barely survive 8-)
There are probably more 8 bit MPU and CPU's in existance now than
Intel CPU's. They are EVERYWHERE. Kind of like Candid Camera. Where
you least expect it. Cars, phones, thermostats, elevators, games, man
you name it - SOMEONE put a 6502/8085/6809 into it!
Also one or few 8 bit microcontrollers are onboard
Pathfinder and maybe
on the rover on the Mars right now.
THERE'S one classic I want to go for - Who's with me men??? We have until
what - 2007 and then it's ours! Classic Computer Rescue Sqaud to the -
huh - Rescue! (Scary thing is - may be we COULD go get it!)
By the way - anybody into LDRS?
A side note, 486 machines that came out in '89
will make to 10 years
old limit too! What!?
Just curious, what else besides 10yr limit rule, just to remind
myself. :)
Is there another rule?
BC