6 Apr
2001
6 Apr
'01
5:33 a.m.
On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 03:28:22 -0700 Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
writes:
You forgot to add that the accompanying blurb would explain how
Bill G. wrote it (single-handedly) over a 72 hour period after
IBM requested he write them an OS. :^/
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I can just
imagine the Pro-M$ History aka... propoganda!!!
Yeah I can just see the entry lobby with a copy of PC DOS 1.0 next
to the original source. 
6 Apr
6 Apr
6:21 a.m.
I smell another bout of MS-bashing ...
Isn't it great that someone bought the thing and plans to do something other
than tear it down and build a Taco Bell?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey l Kaneko" <jeff.kaneko(a)juno.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: Paul Allen Buys Old MITS Building
On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 03:28:22 -0700 Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
writes:
You forgot to add that the accompanying blurb would explain how
Bill G. wrote it (single-handedly) over a 72 hour period after
IBM requested he write them an OS. :^/
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I can just
imagine the Pro-M$ History aka... propoganda!!!
Yeah I can just see the entry lobby with a copy of PC DOS 1.0 next
to the original source. 
8:10 a.m.
Of course it's good that a building that contributed to the growth
of the industry as a whole is being saved.
As for the MS bashing, check out these comments on it's .NET
initiative, including references for the points he makes. Scary stuff:
http://www.macobserver.com/columns/ibrotha/2001/20010406.shtml
Jeff
On Friday, April 6, 2001, at 11:21 AM, Richard Erlacher wrote:
I smell another bout of MS-bashing ...
Isn't it great that someone bought the thing and plans to do something
other
than tear it down and build a Taco Bell?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey l Kaneko" <jeff.kaneko(a)juno.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: Paul Allen Buys Old MITS Building
On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 03:28:22 -0700 Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
writes:
You forgot to add that the accompanying blurb would explain how
Bill G. wrote it (single-handedly) over a 72 hour period after
IBM requested he write them an OS. :^/
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I can
just imagine the Pro-M$ History aka... propoganda!!!
Yeah I can just see the entry lobby with a copy of PC DOS 1.0 next
to the original source. 
noon
New subject: Sun 1
Hi,
Anybody know a site with some really good pic's of the original Sun 1 ???
Inside/Outside shots?
Thx
Curt
10:49 a.m.
New subject: Sun 1
Anybody know a site with some really good pic's of the original Sun 1 ???
Inside/Outside shots?
www.cs.umn.edu/~lemay/sun1.html
Those pictures were taken with a polaroid camera, and then scanned. Now
that I have a digital camera I will eventually redo the pictures.
-Lawrence LeMay
lemay(a)cs.umn.edu
3:05 p.m.
New subject: Sun 1
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 02:49:12PM -0500, Lawrence LeMay wrote:
Yep that monitor looks a lot like one I have... but mine has a logo
that says "LexiData", I think. It has 10 BNC connectors (separate
sync, and a set of pass-through connectors I guess).
Do you have video specs for it? is it useful for anything other than a
Sun-1? Would you (or anyone else) like another monitor?
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Anybody know a site with some really good pic's of the original Sun 1 ???
Inside/Outside shots?
www.cs.umn.edu/~lemay/sun1.html
Those pictures were taken with a polaroid camera, and then scanned. Now
that I have a digital camera I will eventually redo the pictures.
3:14 p.m.
New subject: Sun 1
Hi Larry,
Wow! Thanks :-)
Curt
Lawrence LeMay wrote:
Anybody know a site with some really good pic's of the original Sun 1 ???
Inside/Outside shots?
www.cs.umn.edu/~lemay/sun1.html
Those pictures were taken with a polaroid camera, and then scanned. Now
that I have a digital camera I will eventually redo the pictures.
-Lawrence LeMay
lemay(a)cs.umn.edu 
11:49 a.m.
New subject: Sun 1
A good place to start is...
www.sunhelp.org
-Bill
Amsterdam, NL
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 02:00:29PM -0700, Curt Vendel wrote:
Hi,
Anybody know a site with some really good pic's of the original Sun 1 ???
Inside/Outside shots?
Thx
Curt
1:49 p.m.
At 09:21 AM 4/6/01 -0600, Richard wrote:
I smell another bout of MS-bashing ...
Isn't it great that someone bought the thing and plans to do something other
than tear it down and build a Taco Bell?
Yes it is. I hope the members of this list will support it and will
offer their assistance and can help keep computer history from being
re-written.
Joe
3:38 p.m.
At 09:21 AM 4/6/01 -0600, Richard wrote:
Isn't it great that someone bought the thing and
plans to do something other
than tear it down and build a Taco Bell?
Yes it is IF the something is of more value than the Taco Bell. Now
the trick is to offend everyone equally. With that in mind, I guess
that Paul Allen will do something of more value than a Taco Bell
whereas whereas I have much less faith that the Microsoft
Corporation would.
Brian
5:23 p.m.
On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 blstuart(a)bellsouth.net wrote:
Yes it is IF the something is of more value than the
Taco Bell. Now
the trick is to offend everyone equally. With that in mind, I guess
that Paul Allen will do something of more value than a Taco Bell
whereas whereas I have much less faith that the Microsoft Corporation
would.
I wouldn't worry so much about this. Allen is hardly involved with MS
these days, other than owning stock.
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6:04 p.m.
Weeellll ... It's hard to imagine ANYTHING of less value than another Taco Bell
...
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: <blstuart(a)bellsouth.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: Paul Allen Buys Old MITS Building
At 09:21 AM 4/6/01 -0600, Richard wrote:
Isn't it great that someone bought the thing
and plans to do something other
than tear it down and build a Taco Bell?
Yes it is IF the something is of more value than the Taco Bell. Now
the trick is to offend everyone equally. With that in mind, I guess
that Paul Allen will do something of more value than a Taco Bell
whereas whereas I have much less faith that the Microsoft
Corporation would.
Brian
7 Apr
7 Apr
5:53 a.m.
No, it's not. They could always make it into another McDonalds!
Joe
At 09:04 PM 4/6/01 -0600, you wrote:
Weeellll ... It's hard to imagine ANYTHING of less
value than another
Taco Bell
...
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: <blstuart(a)bellsouth.net>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 6:38 PM
Subject: Re: Paul Allen Buys Old MITS Building
> At 09:21 AM 4/6/01 -0600, Richard wrote:
> >Isn't it great that someone bought the thing and plans to do something
other
than tear it down and build a Taco Bell?
Yes it is IF the something is of more value than the Taco Bell. Now
the trick is to offend everyone equally. With that in mind, I guess
that Paul Allen will do something of more value than a Taco Bell
whereas whereas I have much less faith that the Microsoft
Corporation would.
Brian
5:53 a.m.
On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Joe wrote:
No, it's not. They could always make it into
another McDonalds!
Joe
At 09:04 PM 4/6/01 -0600, you wrote:
Maybe they'll follow the trend of fast food joints and gas stations
co-locating and have the Microsoft/McDonalds Computer Museum...come see
and eat a Big Mac!
Oh, I slay me.
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Weeellll ... It's hard to imagine ANYTHING of
less value than another
Taco Bell 
6:16 a.m.
On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Joe wrote:
No, it's not. They could always make it into
another McDonalds!
The one 15 miles from us is the only one in 8000 square miles, you mean
they aren't that rare everywhere?
OBCC - Is there any way in which I can use a 68 pin SCSI drive in my
machines which have knackered 50 pin drives?
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Regards
Pete
6:20 a.m.
OBCC - Is there any way in which I can use a 68 pin
SCSI drive in my
machines which have knackered 50 pin drives?
There are various converters that plug into the 68pin
connector and allow it's use in systems with the 50pin connector.
I've seen them for the 80pin drives as well.
Jeff
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6 Apr
6 Apr
10:08 a.m.
On Fri, 6 Apr 2001 03:28:22 -0700 Mike Ford
<mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
writes:
You forgot to add that the accompanying blurb would explain how
Bill G. wrote it (single-handedly) over a 72 hour period after
IBM requested he write them an OS. :^/
That gives me an interesting idea, open up a M$ museum of HORROR, with
exhibits showing the various dirty deals, OS releases with known bug lists
next to them etc.
I can just
imagine the Pro-M$ History aka... propoganda!!!
Yeah I can just see the entry lobby with a copy of PC DOS 1.0 next
to the original source. 
10:55 a.m.
At 12:08 PM 4/6/01 -0700, Mike Ford wrote:
That gives me an interesting idea, open up a M$ museum
of HORROR, with
exhibits showing the various dirty deals, OS releases with known bug lists
next to them etc.
Oh, yeah, that would be a popular museum. Actually, it's
on the web at http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?ln=en-us&sd=gn .
- John
11:16 a.m.
It seems that I'm not the only one that believes that all employees of a
software vendor that releases a product with even one bug should be dipped in
the solder pot. Keep in mind, though, that that's even ONE bug, so don't stow
thrones ...
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ford" <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: Paul Allen Buys Old MITS Building
On Fri, 6 Apr
2001 03:28:22 -0700 Mike Ford <mikeford(a)socal.rr.com>
writes:
You forgot to add that the accompanying blurb would explain how
Bill G. wrote it (single-handedly) over a 72 hour period after
IBM requested he write them an OS. :^/
That gives me an interesting idea, open up a M$ museum of HORROR, with
exhibits showing the various dirty deals, OS releases with known bug lists
next to them etc.
I can just
imagine the Pro-M$ History aka... propoganda!!!
Yeah I can just see the entry lobby with a copy of PC DOS 1.0 next
to the original source.
1:17 p.m.
On Fri, 6 Apr 2001, Mike Ford wrote:
That gives me an interesting idea, open up a M$ museum
of HORROR, with
exhibits showing the various dirty deals, OS releases with known bug
lists next to them etc.
I never use stupid internet acronyms but LOL. That is really farqing
funny ;)
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