26 Feb
2005
26 Feb
'05
7:14 p.m.
Nico de Jong wrote:
> It could be interesting to know the age"spread" of thist list
> contributors, and how long we've had the computer virus under
> our skin.
Ok, I'll play too.
Born 1943. Built digital circuitry from valves/tubes while at school,
got involved in radio stuff, including building a vhf/fm radio using
some digital circuitry. First met computers for real in 1975 with
an ICL. Built my first homebrew 8080 in 1976(?), followed by SC/MP
machines. Bought TRS-80 in 78 - still got it - followed by various
CP/M machines and IBM clones, but used mostly unix/linux and Macs
since. The PDP Micro-11/73 upstairs is the only "vintage" machine
here atm, but I'm looking for something new/old...
(There are various home computers, mostly Sinclair, including my
ZX-81 Forth machine, dotted around, but they don't really count :-)
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb at dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!