27 May
2013
27 May
'13
10:07 a.m.
On 5/27/13 11:37 AM, Toby Thain wrote:
On 27/05/13 11:39 AM, geneb wrote:
When I went to see the Colossus at BP, there was a very knowledgeable
person there to answer questions. I asked a lot, and eventually
prefixed a question with: "Well, I'm an American and.." before I got my
question out he fired back "I'm sorry to hear that." Gotta love it.
-Ryan
On Mon, 27 May 2013, Liam Proven wrote:
Indeed, only the birthplace of Alan Turing - and hence Computer
Science - and in the hardware department, Colossus, and many other
seminal machines.
Not to mention, speaking of modern microcomputers, the BBC Micro which
knocked the socks off any Apple II during the 1980s.
--Toby
On 27 May 2013 15:23, geneb <geneb at
deltasoft.com> wrote:
Oh right. I keep forgetting you come from a computationally
disadvantaged country. :D You don't know who/what Processor Technology
was?
That's it kid, turn in your nerd card.
:)
:?D
British, remember?
Also, "only" 45. Got my first ever
computer in about 1982/1983. Never
touched a personal micro before the 1980s.
Same here! My first computer was a VIC-20. :)
g.