> Brings back memories. A friend of mine and I went down to "The Computer > Store" (only one in the country) in West LA and each bought an Altair 8800 > for $1200. We got a whopping 8K (that's K, not meg or GIG) of RAM. I had > the bootstrap switch sequence memorized! I used a reel to reel tape deck > for program storage. A major high light was going to the World Altair > Convention in Albuqerque and having Wayne Green introduce himself to me. > > Dave - WB6DHW > <http://wb6dhw.com> >
Ok! I'll go back a little further. My first computer experience was in 1962. I was in the Air Force and the computer I worked on had a 256 byte x 8 core memory. Thas back when a flip-flop was 2 transistors. And yes, I have a couple of 8" floppies on my desk. I remember Wordstar and CPM. Leonard
