OT: I Remember When

[Gandalph]

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
Gandalph 300

HUH???

[Lupusman]

You never gonna be able to fix those things. It's human nature to be corrupt. Gotta complain to the big man upstairs.

[Gandalph]

I remember paying $2700 for my first 8086 computer, opting for dual floppies and 1 meg of memory(hard drives were non-existant).

I remember tweaking my first 14.4k modem to achieve 10k throughput speeds.

I remember bulletin Boards, because web pages were almost non-existent.

I remember when you didn't have to contribute to the insurance scam.

I remember when a verbal agreement was binding.

[tbontob]

In 1981, when I bought my first personal computer, floppies had not been invented for it yet.

We had to save our programs on a tape recorder.

[Gandalph]

I remember working on systems that used punch cards for memory and storage.

[minipol]

i remember my first computer for which i paid loads of money: an amstrad schneider CPC 6128 (8 bits system !)
yesterday, while surfing around, i saw a page somewhere where people are still toying with this os.

i remember the days that traffic wasn't as lethal as it is now to people and the environment.

[ September 23, 2002, 00:47: Message edited by: minipol ]

[Taz-in-Space]

My first computer? An Apple II with 48K of memory... 8 whole colors... Basic in ROM... Yep, it was STATE OF THE ART

Edit: My first computer that I owned. First computer I worked with... A PDP-11.

[ September 23, 2002, 01:22: Message edited by: Taz-in-Space ]

[Stone Mill]

Atrocities,

I remember when I was out of work for a brief time. I enjoyed the (brief) leisure but jumped right back in. Now, sometimes I reflect on the percentage of time I spend in my life working for some huge corporation vs. the laughable time I have off... 2 weeks (ack!) I guess the only time you get to reap the rewards of your hard work is when you move to Florida and wheel around with the geriatrics. To me, that is a crime. I wonder how many of those geriatrics actually don't wish that they took a little more time for themselves, friends, and family.

And it's a joke now because companies don't take care of you any more. There used to be an expectation that you got on board with a good company and they would take care of you after many years of service. Now, that's a pipe dream. You will be downsized without a second thought or flat out screwed like employees of Enron who lost their entire pensions due to corruption.

Last but not least, there is no penalty for gross mismanagement, either corporate or public administration. The US has a crappy stance and track record for dealing with white collar crime. At best, these idiots get fired, but there is no help for all the people who are irrepairably financially damaged, such as shareholders or taxpayers. I agree with you Atrocoties, there should be heads on stakes for this.

[tbontob]

Originally posted by Taz-in-Space:
My first computer? An Apple II with 48K of memory... 8 whole colors... Basic in ROM... Yep, it was STATE OF THE ART

Edit: My first computer that I owned. First computer I worked with... A PDP-11.

Hey, Taz, I too had an Apple, only it was the Apple II+. It too came with 48K, but I immediately upgraded it by a whopping 16K to 64K.

[ September 23, 2002, 03:27: Message edited by: tbontob ]

[tbontob]

Hey Taz...Do you remember the Apple magazine called "NIBBLE"?

I wonder how many people know what "nibble" is?

Stumped my MBA prof with that one!