How old are you? On Jul 7, 2011, at 2:10 AM, Patrick Robinson wrote:
> I remember the first time I saw a DECwriter II, after a couple of years of > using a Western Union teletype (with paper tape punch!) that used a 110 baud > modem with acoustic "coupler" for the telephone handset to connect to the > mainframe. A VT52 would have seemed like magic indeed! :-) > > - Patrick > > > On Jul 6, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Chuck Hill wrote: > >> I remember the first time I saw a CRT terminal that used a 110 baud modem to >> connect to the mainframe. All, the unrivalled potential that platform >> promised! An iPad would have seemed like magic indeed! >> >> >> >> On 2011-07-06, at 3:52 PM, Alan Ward wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jul 6, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Joel M. Benisch wrote: >>> >>>> Oh how I miss the well defined structure of the RPG II processing cycle. >>>> Was so simple and elegant...... >>>> And easy to learn!! :-) >>>> >>>> And being able to pick up a card and read it by interpreting the hole >>>> punches in your head was the geek's equivalent of winning the Super >>>> Bowl.... >>> >>> Either that or being able to toggle in the boot sequence on a PDP11 without >>> referring to any manuals. Ah, the good ol' days. >>> >>> Alan >>> >>>> >>>> Those were the days.... >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Joel M. Benisch CPCU, President >>>> 973-992-6300 x303 >>>> PaperFree Corporation >>>> 973-992-6666 FAX >>>> 909 Regal Boulevard >>>> [email protected] >>>> Livingston, NJ 07039-8249 WE CREATE PRODUCTS WE WOULD WANT TO >>>> USE! >>>> >>>> On Jul 6, 2011, at 4:25 PM, Chuck Hill wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2011-07-06, at 1:57 PM, Karl wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I see it every day at the airport. Was that a CICS exception or VSAM >>>>>> issue? >>>>>> >>>>>> Oh...wow...no it was a ‘RTSO’ exception. (Real time sharing option for >>>>>> you youngsters...now I am really ageing myself). >>>>> >>>>> And bringing back long suppressed memories for some of us. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Can you believe that they charged $2-3k per year for your terminal to >>>>>> respond in some semblance of real time? >>>>>> >>>>>> Karl >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 6, 2011, at 8:51 PM, Petite Abeille wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Jul 6, 2011, at 7:33 PM, Ken Anderson wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To me, just the fact that WebObjects has been around since 1996 (15 >>>>>>>> years!) means that it has more legs than any other tool I can think of. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rumor has it that COBOL is still going strong in some less travelled >>>>>>> corner of Elbonia :)) _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. 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