11 May
2003
11 May
'03
8:38 p.m.
On Wed, 7 May 2003, chris wrote:
On another list I am on, we were discussing why DOS is
still used today
(basic answer, because its working just fine, so why upgrade).
The following questions were posed that I don't know the answer to, but
someone here might.
The questions are meaningless without clarification and/or parameters.
1: What is the oldest computer or comptuer system
still in normal
operational use
You havn't even clarified whether you mean individual machine, or design.
Individual machine: stonehenge
design: abacus
2: What is the oldest that is connected to the
internet
Continuously connected? or just the oldest machine that is now connected?
For example: if today somebody connects a Univac, would that count?
Are you really after which machine is the oldest of those that are
connected? or are you REALLY after whgich machine has been connected
longest?