9 Jun
2005
9 Jun
'05
5:18 p.m.
On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Hans Franke wrote:
I got my first modem in 1985 or so, so yes, I did
(ebulliently) engage in
flame wars (platform and otherwise :)
Ah, the arrogance of youth!
D'ya ever see an 026 punch interfaced to an external device? (Gerber
"etch-a-sketch" style digitizer)
Ever "UNpunch" a hole?
By the 1970s, we old farts were struggling with interfacing RS-232 crap,
trying to connect selectrics, and dealing with TPC (The Phone Company)
wanting to charge extra for "data lines".
By the 1980s, computers were being sold in retail stores!
Where did all the fun go?
... and it was uphill in BOTH directions!
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com
Wow, a
full-scale old-school BBS-style platform flame war is breaking out.
Get the kids so they can see what it was like in the olden days :)
As if you where
already online back then! (just to add the personal level - no flame war
realy errupts without)
Screw you, buddy! :)