> Such memories. I remember trying to keep punch cards in order in the > 60s. I said *trying*.
Not that long before my little foray into the middle of the brewing storm. I am kind of glad I missed that part of the computer revolution. It was bad enough I though having double-density 5 1/4" floppy disks were really the hot ticket. My first hard drive was a 10Mg Qubie unit, could hold the equivalent of 30 of my floppies! Woo Hoo! I would never run out of room! Luckily it was given to me as a kind of gift (in exchange for some work I did). My first 1Gb HDD was $800.00, about 1994-1995 or so. Price dropped to $400 within 30 days. Grrr... Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 12:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] Where did dabo go? > > Gilbert M. Hale wrote: > > I, for one, certainly do not understand everything I "know" about > those > > technologies I (try to) harness. Usually I do try to dig the info > out on my > > own, and often get bloodied in the process. But every once in a > while I do > > cast out a request for guidance. Pete, if I had anything to offer in > the > > way of help I would have gladly chimed in. > > > > I feel your pain. I remember (time and again) so clearly how I felt > when I > > walked into my first computer lab in 1983 > > Hi Gil! > > Such memories. I remember trying to keep punch cards in order in the > 60s. I said *trying*. > -- > Regards, > > Pete > http://pete-theisen.com/ > http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
