My first computer was a PET - then I got an Apple ][+, then a ][gs, then
I went into the PC world.
Sean Rector, MCSE
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From: Raper, Jonathan [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com]
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 4:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
Ok
, A+, MCSA, MCSE
Technology Coordinator
Eagle Physicians Associates, PA
jra...@eaglemds.com
www.eaglemds.com
-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:00 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12
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From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:00 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Steven M. Caesarescaes...@caesare.com
wrote:
Indeed. Too bad they never thrived after transitioning
System Admin Issues
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On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Steven M. Caesarescaes...@caesare.com wrote:
Indeed. Too bad they never thrived after transitioning
to the x86 world, as they obviously had some amazing
coding talent.
Yah. That. A lot of that.
-virtual
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From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 5:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
I remember Compute!. When ABC Publishing bought them out, that was it. More
, MCSE
Technology Coordinator
Eagle Physicians Associates, PA
jra...@eaglemds.com
www.eaglemds.com
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From: Peter van Houten [mailto:peter...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 5:58 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
So Jonathan, *exactly
at the pile of computer junk with
the sound coming out of it...
-Original Message-
From: Raper, Jonathan [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com]
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:04 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
For when the stork isn't available? Bah dump, bump, crash
drive too..
woot!
-sc
*From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:17 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
well, maybe the first AOL gui then ... I don't think they started with
Windows 3.0 ...
And yep, I had GEOS
[asb]
Indeed.
[/asb]
-sc
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 11:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
GeoWorks was awesome all the way around.
If they had secured support from some cool 3rd party vendors
[mailto:scaes...@caesare.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:11 AM
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Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
Ah cool. I never had a VIC� started on a Timex Sinclair ZX-81 (Z-8��� CPU)
and then went to the C64.
-sc
From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
Sent
. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com]
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:53 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
Yup… I still remember seeing the letter from Steve Case himself
announcing they were terminating the original Commodore-only service after
it was re
That PC GEOS page is cool... but I'm still slightly bitter they
abandoned my poor little C64 back in the day.
-sc
-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 1:00 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
Lol good move.
-sc
From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 7:24 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
I actually bought the Timex/Sinclair with the Z80, but found my fingers not
able to type on that membrane keyboard, so I
Laughed so hard I got a headache! Thanks! Need some Excedrin now.
Gene Giannamore
Abide International Inc.
Technical Support
561 1st Street West
Sonoma,Ca.95476
(707) 935-1577Office
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(707) 766-4185Cell
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[assert NO_GOOLING_ALLOWED]
Trivia Question: What was the _PRIOR_ service offered by the company
that eventually became AOL?
Bonus points for naming the supported platforms.
-sc
-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:28 PM
(er... googling)
-sc
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From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 9:50 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
[assert NO_GOOLING_ALLOWED]
Trivia Question: What was the _PRIOR_ service offered
I thought they orgianally supported Commodore 64 based machines. Loaded the
software and got a graphical environment. They owned Compuserve, at one
time. And If I remember right, Compuserve was owned by HR Block.
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.comwrote:
From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:drod...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:16 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
I thought they orgianally supported Commodore 64 based machines. Loaded the
software and got a graphical environment. They owned Compuserve, at one
:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:16 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
I thought they orgianally supported Commodore 64 based machines. Loaded the
software and got a graphical environment. They owned Compuserve, at one
time. And If I remember right, Compuserve was owned
, August 05, 2009 10:50 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
I remember Compuserve, Prodigy and AOL being the main 3 companies around. I
can't say I was ever aware they were ever known as anything but AOHell.
-Sean
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Steven M. Caesare
it was Quantum Link !
Erik Goldoff
IT Consultant
Systems, Networks, Security
_
From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:21 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
Correct on the bonus questions
wasn't the initial C=64 and C=128 gui version running GeoWorks ?
Erik Goldoff
IT Consultant
Systems, Networks, Security
_
From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
Ding Ding Ding!
We have a WINNAH!
-sc
From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
it was Quantum Link !
Erik Goldoff
IT Consultant
Systems, Networks, Security
was amazing for what it
did on that platform.
-sc
From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:57 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
wasn't the initial C=64 and C=128 gui version running GeoWorks ?
Erik Goldoff
10:57 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
Ding Ding Ding!
We have a WINNAH!
-sc
From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
it was Quantum Link
, August 05, 2009 11:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
cut my home computing teeth on a C= VIC 20 and later the C=64 , learned machine
language on the 6502 and a later series cpu chips
Erik Goldoff
IT Consultant
Systems, Networks, Security
Actually it wasGeoProgramm� which came with Assembler, Linker, e�
-sc
From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
Good man! (although wasnt it technically the 6510
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Steven M. Caesarescaes...@caesare.com wrote:
Trivia Question: What was the _PRIOR_ service offered by the company
that eventually became AOL?
I think it was called PC Link, but I might be getting that
confused with something else.
Bonus points for naming the
itself was amazing for what
it did on that platform.
-sc
From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:57 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
wasn't the initial C=64 and C=128 gui version running GeoWorks ?
Erik Goldoff
]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:01 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
cut my home computing teeth on a C= VIC 20 and later the C=64 , learned machine
language on the 6502 and a later series cpu chips
Erik Goldoff
I��� Consultant
Systems, Networks, Security
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:14 PM, Ben Scottmailvor...@gmail.com wrote:
I think it was called PC Link, but I might be getting that
confused with something else.
PC/GEOS, AKA GeoWorks Ensemble!
I didn't read ahead in the thread to look at other answers before
making mine. So more
I never used the PC version...
-sc
-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:14 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Steven M. Caesarescaes...@caesare.com
wrote:
Trivia
Admin Issues
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well, maybe the first AOL gui then ... I don't think they started with Windows
3.0 ...
And yep, I had GEOS on my C=64, used the GeoPaint for making graphic diagrams
of our dial backup system at the bank, the GeoWrite for the documentation ..
ended up
Ah cool. I never had a VIC2 started on a Timex Sinclair ZX-81 (Z-80 CPU)
and then went to the C64.
-sc
From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:18 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: [OT][Humor] AOL
6502 in the VIC 20
of cool memory lane paths for walking here:
http://lyonlabs.org/commodore/onrequest/geos.html
-sc
-Original Message-
From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: [OT][Humor] AOL
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:28 AM, Steven M. Caesarescaes...@caesare.com wrote:
Indeed. Too bad they never thrived after transitioning
to the x86 world, as they obviously had some amazing
coding talent.
Yah. That. A lot of that.
-virtual memory of sorts
Oh, yah, I forgot about that.
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