Re: IObit software

From	felix <me@nothere.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.cars, aus.computers
Subject	Re: IObit software
Date	2016-05-30 19:25 +1000
Message-ID	<dr2farFhrfbU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	(17 earlier) <574b37a4$0$11109$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <nifnre$fea$2@gioia.aioe.org> <574b929d$0$11121$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <dr1j6fFcobgU2@mid.individual.net> <dr21coFf42iU1@mid.individual.net>

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On 30-May-2016 3:27 PM, keithr wrote:
> On 30/05/2016 11:25 AM, felix wrote:
>> On 30-May-2016 11:08 AM, Clocky wrote:
>>> On 30/05/2016 5:45 AM, Grumpy Tech wrote:
>>>> On 30/05/2016 4:40 AM, Clocky wrote:
>>>>> On 29/05/2016 10:38 PM, felix wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> duh! as if I don't know. how old are you? I was probably building
>>>>>> computers and writing programs before you were even born. ok, 
>>>>>> nothing
>>>>>> commercially, so what. would you even know what a dosshell is? ever
>>>>>> written software for 2mb of RAM?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The only command you have ever needed was FORMAT C: /U
>>>>
>>>> Diskpart
>>>> Select disk 0
>>>> clean.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> heh, or FDISK back in those days.
>>>
>>> I like the was he says 2mb of RAM and DOSshell as if they are
>>> indicators of age. When we started we were trying to save bytes to
>>> make it all fit in the few kilobytes available.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> what was the standard RAM in a VIC20? I wrote programs for that
>>
>>
> 3683 bytes, so you were writing BASIC on the early 1980s? 

yes

> Makes me feel a bit inadequate, I only wrote my first program in 1969 
> in FORTRAN on an SDS910.

well then you have my sympathy. it's a sad fact that unfortunately not 
all mere mortals can rise to my lofty standards.. :)


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    Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-29 18:10 +1000
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              Re: IObit software Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-05-30 02:40 +0800
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                Re: IObit software Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-05-30 09:08 +0800
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                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-30 09:34 +1000
                Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-05-30 10:11 +1000
                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-05-30 10:19 +1000
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                Re: IObit software keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2016-05-31 20:08 +1000
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                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-31 19:09 +1000
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                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-30 23:16 +1000
                Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-31 08:38 +1000
                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-31 18:46 +1000
                Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-31 19:17 +1000
                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-31 19:28 +1000
                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-05-31 05:19 +1000
                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-31 18:19 +1000
                Re: IObit software not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2016-05-30 23:29 +0000
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                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-31 19:00 +1000
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                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-06-01 07:26 +1000
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                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-06-02 06:35 +1000
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                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-06-01 18:17 +1000
                Re: IObit software F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-01 18:48 +1000
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                Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-01 22:58 +1000
                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-06-02 00:09 +1000
                Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-02 00:36 +1000
                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-06-02 06:48 +1000
                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-06-02 11:58 +1000
                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-06-02 06:47 +1000
                Re: IObit software F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-02 10:55 +1000
                Re: IObit software "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2016-06-02 11:19 +1000
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                Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-02 22:42 +1000
                Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-06-02 23:30 +1000
                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-06-03 16:55 +1000
                Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-03 19:59 +1000
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                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-06-04 09:35 +1000
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                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-06-04 13:31 +1000
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                Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-04 12:37 +1000
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                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-06-02 06:43 +1000
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        Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-05-30 10:16 +1000
          Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-30 11:10 +1000
            Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-05-30 11:30 +1000
              Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-05-30 12:07 +1000
              Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-30 21:58 +1000
                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-05-31 05:21 +1000
                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-31 18:23 +1000
                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-06-01 07:35 +1000
                Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-01 07:52 +1000
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                Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-06-01 08:02 +1000
                Re: IObit software Jeßus <j@j.j> - 2016-06-02 06:54 +1000
                Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-06-01 17:30 +1000
        Re: IObit software keithr <user@account.invalid> - 2016-05-30 15:19 +1000
          Re: IObit software Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-05-30 15:27 +0800
            Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-30 19:36 +1000
              Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-05-30 20:47 +1000
          Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-30 19:57 +1000
      Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-05-30 10:09 +1000
        Re: IObit software Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-05-30 16:25 +0800
          Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-05-30 20:45 +1000
            Re: IObit software Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-05-30 19:45 +0800
              Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-30 21:50 +1000
                Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-05-30 22:38 +1000
              Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-05-30 21:56 +1000
                Re: IObit software Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-05-31 00:00 +0800
                Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-05-31 08:00 +1000
                Re: IObit software "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-06-01 10:03 +0800
                Re: IObit software Noddy <me@wardengineering.com> - 2016-06-01 17:13 +1000
      Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-30 16:05 +1000
        Re: IObit software felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-05-30 19:35 +1000
          Re: IObit software Grumpy Tech <xr8_sprint@hotmail.com> - 2016-05-30 20:11 +1000
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