I heard EOB was 'End of Billing' ;) and I started on a 300 baud modem so was merely having fun on Friday
On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Webster <[email protected]> wrote: > I do wear size 12 ½ shoes. Does that count as “big foot” or “feet”? J > > > > Yep, on those old IBM systems you typed in a line of stuff and when you > were sure everything was correct you pressed the “EOB” key. EOB is End Of > Business or that was what our dedicated IBM FE told me. At the end of each > shift, the Systems Auditor would come down and retrieve your shift’s console > paper. Needless to say, there was NO playing around and you were extremely > careful with what was typed in. > > > > > > Webster > > > > *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:[email protected]] > *Subject:* Re: Image Editing software > > > > I've heard people talk about this BT (Before Terminals) but always just > discounted them as crazy people. Like Big Foot. > > > > :) > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:10 AM, Guyer, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was feeling old, a few minutes ago............... > > :p > > Don Guyer > > -----Original Message----- > From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] > Subject: RE: Image Editing software > > I survived on an IBM 360/25 with no fancy "terminal" thingy to get in my > way! Programming a punch card machine for IBM COBOL and Assembler code > is > da bomb! :) > > > Webster > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
