3 Apr
2002
3 Apr
'02
5:14 a.m.
Just out of curiosity, what was available in 1954? I probably coulfdn't
afford the power and a/c for all of the vacuum tubes.
James
Stan Barr wrote:
Hi,
jpero(a)sympatico.ca said:
Well, i add to this pot:
My birth-year is 1972, in that era what typical 'puter small enough
to fit on desk or on floor (tower) and easy to ship?
All of a sudden I feel _very_ old ;-( There were no working electronic
computers when I was born...even Collosus was still a few months from
completion....
>I suppose to commemorate my birth, I'll need to
get an S-100 box
>of some sort, or possibly:
>
...snip...snip...snip
>Well, for a birthyear computer, anyone know where I
>can find a slightly-used IBM 709? I used to have the
>IBM 711 Card Reader and 716 Line Printer...
>
><sob!>
>
>-dq
>