Kind of mean-spirited, no? I have a number of files and documents stored on 5 1/4" 360 KB floppies [remember those], including my master's thesis. They were put there by me, mainly using an MS-DOS very early forerunner to MS Office called "Enable" running on a 10 MHz AT&T desktop built by Olivetti, with a green screen. I don't know where I could find a 5 1/4" drive now, I don't know where I can find a copy of that version of Enable [it stored stuff in some form of compressed binary because 4GB USB sticks hadn't been invented then [OK, USB hadn't been invented either] and it had to work within what today we would consider laughable storage limits, and I suspect at least some of the diskettes are no longer readable.
Fortunately, I have printed copies of them, especially the thesis I worked so hard on, and they are as readable as the day I printed them. Does that make me a Luddite? 73, Fred K6DGW Auburn CA On 8/21/2011 7:42 AM, John Ragle wrote: > Why is it that a supposedly > technologically-adept hobby like ham radio contains such a larger than > average Luddite constituency? ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
