13 Mar
2005
13 Mar
'05
4:05 p.m.
On Mar 13 2005, 20:00, Nico de Jong wrote:
55 listmembers have answered.
I was going to send a reply, but it got a bit long, and the gremlins
ate it while I left it lying around to be edited. +1 to the "50-54"
category.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
13 Mar
13 Mar
6:10 p.m.
At 09:05 PM 3/13/05 +0000, Pete wrote:
On Mar 13 2005, 20:00, Nico de Jong wrote:
Same here. I started a reply but it got too long so I gave up. Maybe this
age group should win a prize for laziness :-)
Joe
55 listmembers have answered.
I was going to send a reply, but it got a bit long, and the gremlins
ate it while I left it lying around to be edited. +1 to the "50-54"
category. 
15 Mar
15 Mar
3:27 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe R. <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com>
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: Age
At 09:05 PM 3/13/05 +0000, Pete wrote:
this
On Mar 13 2005, 20:00, Nico de Jong wrote:
Same here. I started a reply but it got too long so I gave up. Maybe 55 listmembers have answered.
I was going to send a reply, but it got a bit long, and the gremlins
ate it while I left it lying around to be edited. +1 to the "50-54"
category. age group should win a prize for laziness :-)
Joe
Okay, count me in as well for a) 50-54 b) reply got too long and c) laziness
:-)
Glen
0/0
13 Mar
13 Mar
6:29 p.m.
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005, Pete Turnbull wrote:
On Mar 13 2005, 20:00, Nico de Jong wrote:
+1 more to 50 --> 54
Peter Wallace
55 listmembers have answered.
I was going to send a reply, but it got a bit long, and the gremlins
ate it while I left it lying around to be edited. +1 to the "50-54"
category.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
14 Mar
14 Mar
11:01 a.m.
I'm 51...
I think the problem with us old'ens is that there is so much more
to write about than the young'ens -- page after page of
ancient computer hardware and obsolete operating
systems :-)
Bill McDermith
15 Mar
15 Mar
5:20 p.m.
Paxton Hoag wrote:
> When this survey started I really enjoyed the list
of early computers
> used that people added.
> It would be both on topic and fun to continue.
Good point... Already gave my age...
Started in high school on an HP2000C timesharing system,
followed by CDC 6400s at Kaman Sciences through the school district.
In college CDC6600/6400, HP 2100 (RTE/2000E),
PDP11/23 (Paper Tape) and PDP11/40 (Unix) machines, along with
a lot of custom built microprocessor stuff. For a summer
job worked on a Honeywell (formerly GE) 6000 system at Norad
doing testing for the satellite tracking system...
In "The Real World" PDP 11/70 (RSTS/E), HP 3000s,
HP 1000s, IBM 360s, HP 9826/9836/300s, etc. etc.
Then PCs came along -- well, became popular anyway...
Bill McDermith
There, _now_ it's on-topic -- sort of a history of computing
kind of thing...
17 Mar
17 Mar
4:55 p.m.
I never added mine to the list. Add one more to the 30 group. Got into
this when I got my paws on a DEC Multia. I should check to see if that's
on topic or not...
Then there was the VaxStation 3100 m38, a DEC 3000/400, a Dec 4000 that
I almost took home from work...
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--- Dave Woyciesjes
--- ICQ# 905818
6:36 p.m.
David Woyciesjes wrote:
I never added mine to the list. Add one more to
the 30 group. Got
into this when I got my paws on a DEC Multia. I should check to see if
that's on topic or not...
Then there was the VaxStation 3100 m38, a DEC 3000/400, a Dec 4000
that I almost took home from work...
I should've clarified a little better... I got into computers back in
college (1992, theatre arts major), for workstudy. It didn't become a
job until after I dropped out of college in Dec '93. 1994 rolled around,
and my job as a grill cook in a local deli wasn't paying the credit card
bills...
I got into the classic computing hobby when I got the Multia about 5
years ago.
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--- Dave Woyciesjes
--- ICQ# 905818
6:49 p.m.
On Thu, 2005-03-17 at 16:55 -0500, David Woyciesjes wrote:
I never added mine to the list. Add one more to the
30 group.
Oh yeah, ditto - 30 here too, and I never got around to it either :-)
Started out on a 48K Spectrum, which got me into programming. Went to a
speccy +2 from there, then an Amiga.
Gained an original IBM PC and an XT around 1990.
After that I was on to Sun stuff (Sparc 1, 2 and 5) and the big Meiko
computing surface I had access to at uni. Bought my first proper PC then
too in order to hook up to the 'net and mess around with Linux (I just
realised that its floppy drive still survives in my current desktop PC).
I got into collecting Acorn stuff around that time, mainly because I was
in the right place at the right time to get hold of things like my ARM
evaluation kit and Cambridge Workstation, and it sparked my interest.
Other interesting beasties followed on - DEC Rainbow, Commodore +4, lots
more Acorn stuff (some pretty rare), RML 480Z fileserver, Tek XD88, NCR
Tower 32. Diamond D5 wordprocessor, Philips P3800 mini.
Gained a few more RML 480Z machines (seven) and a 380Z. Various
Spectrums, VIC 20, another CBM +4. More Acorns. Memotech MTX500. Joined
this list in 1998 :-)
Got to play around with a whole host of SGI stuff around that time too -
Indys, O200 and O2000 machines.
Hit the motherlode of Torch stuff in umm 2002 I think; lots of machines
and workshop spares / docs.
Gained a Sun Ultra 1 last year, plus Nascom 2. Got rid of some stuff,
but still have most of what I've collected over the years (probably
about 50 machines or so)
Been at Bletchley museum since late 2003, so since then I've pretty much
had the pick of whatever hardware I want to mess around with. On the one
hand it's great having about a thousand machines on tap, on the other
there just aren't enough hours in the day and there's too much work to
be done :-/
cheers
Jules
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