Re: Another Bit Has Fallen Off The Space Shuttle


"Sam Nelson" <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <1122489153.95946.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> tricky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>> "Roland Rat" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:42e7cd4b$0$24492$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> [`Research Machines computers']
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>> > RM-380Z ?
>>
>> That's the kiddy. Got to love the fact you have to load the operating
>> system
>> everytime you want to use it (from bloody tape as well!!)
>
> Real programmers load their operating systems from punched tape, having
> keyed in the primary bootstrap on the front panel.

Punched tape! LOL!

Remember the punched cards? In my computer sciences classes we had a manual
machine where you had to key each CECIL command into a card and then put all
the cards in the right order, band them up and send them christ knows where
in order to add up all the numbers from 1 to 100 or some such bollocks. And
then they bought a TRS-80

Tricky


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