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| From | Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: the computer built to last 50 years |
| Date | 2025-03-19 21:20 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <m40qoqFcigqU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <87frjbftzt.fsf@example.com> <vrabav$15c6f$4@dont-email.me> <41d1684c-2937-43fc-a920-a4c1ffb8bf9f@scorecrow.com> <vrcnrp$3arlf$2@dont-email.me> <b4771608-4446-48a8-9fdd-ba6ca0486e66@scorecrow.com> |
On Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:31:56 +0000, Bruce wrote: > On 18/03/2025 21:16, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: >>> I agree with that but not the saving paper bit. The photocopier and >>> the Wordprocessor's "print" button not only made life convenient but >>> also made mistakes convenient. We've all heard of a person who printed >>> 20 copies when only 2 were required or similar. >> But who had time to wait for all those 20 copies to print? > > You're joking right? You've never turned up to a printer only to find > that the previous several people have yet to collect their prints and > you have to find out where yours end and theirs starts in the hopper? I set up our printers with banner pages on different coloured paper, where I could. -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org
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Re: the computer built to last 50 years Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-18 21:16 +0000
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Re: the computer built to last 50 years Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2025-03-19 21:20 +0000
Re: the computer built to last 50 years Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-03-19 23:54 +0000
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