And God forbid that you eat a packet of crisps in the middle of it...rubber keys and greasy ten-year-old fingers, a perfect combo!
2009/6/11 Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> > And that’s not hard at all on a membrane keyboard… > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:09 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: OT : 2000 .vs. 2009 > > > > I remember buying magazines for the ZX Spectrum that contained games - if > you had the patience to type in every line of code required. And then > finding there was a syntax error somewhere on line 5040....halcyon days > > 2009/6/11 paul chinnery <[email protected]> > > Yes, I remember Computer Shopper. I can also remember when CDW was Computer > Discount Warehouse. > Actually, I kinda wish I had kept my old Color Computer (CoCo) magazines. > That's back when TRS came out with their Color Computer with it's Motorola > 6509 chip. Came with a whole 8k of memory. I remember doubling the memory > by piggy-backing the mem chips onto the second set of chips to give me 16k. > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: OT : 2000 .vs. 2009 > > Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:24:02 -0400 > To: [email protected] > CC: > From: [email protected] > > OK, if we are on a nostalgia trip….. I miss the old days when Computer > Shopper was the size of a phone book and “The Hard Edge” with Bill and > Alice. Who remembers the Loft of Doom and Pepsi Cola? > > > > Chris Bodnar, MCSE > Sr. Systems Engineer > Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services > Guardian Life Insurance Company of America > Email: [email protected] > Phone: 610-807-6459 > Fax: 610-807-6003 > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Ziots, Edward [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 11, 2009 7:44 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* RE: OT : 2000 .vs. 2009 > > > > Smile want to see what is in my home office closet, Windows IT Pro > magazines from 7 years ago, stacked from the floor to the ceiling, my Wife > is still trying to get me to throw some of them out, and I tell her, but > what if I need to look something up in some obscure issue from like 2004, > she just gives me that “whatever” face and laughs… > > > > Z > > > > Edward Ziots > > Network Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network + > > [email protected] > > Phone:401-639-3505 > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 10, 2009 6:11 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OT : 2000 .vs. 2009 > > > > cleaning out some old clutter in my home office, and found a couple PC > Magazines from June 2000 ... > > > > Some amazing/fun/sad comparisons > > > > Although PC Mag is now out of production, the last issues were about 80 > pages or so, June 2000 had 238 pages > > > > Crucial was advertising memory upgrades of 64mb for the bargain discount > price of $59 versus the $110+ retail of the day / memory today is > easily 512mb for under $50 > > > > Laptops with 'up to' 14.1" screens were touted in 2000 to have 64mb RAM, > 8gb hard drives, and only cost around $2400 > > > > Article from June 2000 about IBM's "Really Big Hard Drive" for only $699, > had a whopping 75gb capacity ( I do remember scsi server drives in the > 4gb-8gb range then ) ... in 2009, a couple months ago, a 1.5tb, yes > TERAbyte SATA drive was under $150 ! > > > > I almost hate to throw those old issues away .... almost > > > Erik Goldoff > > *IT Consultant* > > *Systems, Networks, & Security * > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > *This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is > privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. > If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are > notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or > communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail > and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. * > ------------------------------ > > Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. See > how.<http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
