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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
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| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, alt.usage.english, alt.english.usage |
| Subject | Re: Floppies |
| Date | 2025-09-25 05:54 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <mjk3ooF2h6nU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (10 earlier) <10av7ad$39al7$2@dont-email.me> <__KAQ.110895$OHH2.20043@fx14.iad> <10b1m97$3t9id$4@dont-email.me> <10b20qa$be7$1@dont-email.me> <ig99dk9k13v676kta8sl5c4eqr23utovll@4ax.com> |
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2025 22:25:13 -0400, Rich Ulrich wrote: > Looking at the symbols here, some of my old clues for particular letters > came to mind. A tougher message would have beat me. > I'm pretty sure I never tested to see how many wpm I could achieve. > Oh, I only ever dealt with written code. I don't remember ever testing > with sounds, other than someone saying dit and dah. The military had a battery of intelligence/aptitude tests and one was code. I don't remember which ones they were but there were only 3 or 4 letters and you were supposed to transcribe them. It started slow and got faster and faster. I gave up early. I guess radioman for a MOS was out. No problem -- the guy with the radio was a high value target.
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Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-21 22:33 +0200
Re: Floppies Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2025-09-21 20:17 -0400
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Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-22 18:53 +0000
Re: lodgings "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-22 21:24 +0200
Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 03:38 +0000
Re: lodgings "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 20:54 +0200
Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 03:24 +0000
Re: lodgings Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-24 05:05 +0000
Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 16:18 +0000
Re: lodgings Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-24 16:52 +0000
Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 23:42 +0000
Re: lodgings Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-22 15:24 -0700
Re: lodgings rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 03:52 +0000
Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-22 20:48 +0100
Re: Floppies Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> - 2025-09-22 21:17 +0100
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 04:06 +0000
Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-23 21:08 +1000
Re: Floppies Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 15:04 +0100
Travel "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 22:25 +0200
Re: Travel Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-23 14:10 -0700
Re: Travel "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 01:02 +0200
Re: Travel Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-23 17:54 -0700
Re: Travel Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-24 08:44 +1000
Re: Travel rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 02:20 +0000
Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 22:57 +0200
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-09-24 14:30 -0700
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 00:01 +0000
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:17 +0200
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-09-24 20:33 -0400
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:15 +0200
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 23:58 +0000
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:20 +0200
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:10 +0100
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 22:13 +0200
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-26 10:31 +0100
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 10:14 +0100
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:27 +0200
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-09-25 11:14 +0000
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 12:50 +0100
Re: Jules Verne and SciFi "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:29 +0200
Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-23 21:00 +0100
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-23 16:34 -0600
Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 01:08 +0200
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-23 21:54 -0600
Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 23:23 +0200
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 22:26 -0600
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 22:28 -0600
Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:33 +0200
Re: Floppies Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2025-09-25 15:15 +0200
Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 22:06 +0200
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 19:14 +0000
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-25 22:02 -0600
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-24 05:06 +0000
Re: Floppies c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-09-24 01:27 -0400
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 15:06 -0600
Re: Floppies vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-09-25 06:03 +0000
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 15:02 -0600
Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-25 10:02 +1000
Re: Floppies Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2025-09-24 22:25 -0400
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 05:54 +0000
Re: Floppies "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2025-09-25 09:15 +0100
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 05:47 +0000
Morse code "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-25 14:35 +0200
Re: Morse code Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2025-09-25 15:15 +0200
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 04:00 +0000
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-22 14:38 -0600
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-23 00:07 +0000
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 04:08 +0000
Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-23 21:10 +0100
Re: Floppies Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-09-23 08:35 +0200
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-23 07:30 +0000
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-23 16:46 -0600
Re: Floppies Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-09-24 06:06 +0200
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-24 22:41 -0600
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 06:05 +0000
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-25 19:31 +0000
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-25 23:10 -0600
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-26 05:22 +0000
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-26 14:58 -0600
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-27 00:23 -0600
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-26 23:25 +0000
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-26 07:08 +0000
Re: Floppies The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 10:30 +0100
Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-25 20:51 +1000
Re: Floppies Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-26 00:06 +0100
Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-26 09:59 +1000
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-26 05:12 +0000
Re: Floppies The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-26 10:54 +0100
Re: Floppies Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2025-09-25 09:09 -0400
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 19:38 +0000
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-25 23:16 -0600
Re: Floppies The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-26 10:57 +0100
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-25 19:31 +0000
Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-24 21:19 +0100
Re: Floppies Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2025-09-24 22:44 +0200
Re: Floppies charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2025-09-24 21:30 +0000
Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-24 23:50 +0100
Re: Floppies The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-25 10:13 +0100
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 19:07 +0000
Re: Floppies Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2025-09-25 10:06 +1000
Re: Floppies Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-09-25 05:38 +0200
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-25 19:31 +0000
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-25 06:14 +0000
Re: Floppies lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2025-09-25 23:25 -0600
Re: Floppies Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2025-09-22 17:58 -0600
Re: Floppies Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-22 19:11 -0700
Re: Floppies Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2025-09-23 21:15 +0100
Re: Floppies "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 22:38 +0200
Re: Floppies Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-09-23 00:07 +0000
Re: Floppies Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-09-22 19:11 -0700
Re: Floppies rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 04:04 +0000
Re: Floppies Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> - 2025-09-23 19:05 +1200
Dream university Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-09-23 08:33 +0200
Re: Dream university The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 11:21 +0100
Re: Dream university rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 19:06 +0000
Re: Dream university Rich Ulrich <rich.ulrich@comcast.net> - 2025-09-23 19:30 -0400
Re: Dream university rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-24 04:22 +0000
Re: Dream university The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-24 11:38 +0100
Re: Dream university rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 19:00 +0000
Relocating "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 11:03 +0200
Re: Relocating Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-23 11:13 +0100
Re: Relocating "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-23 13:37 +0200
Re: Relocating rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-09-23 17:50 +0000
Re: Relocating "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-24 01:18 +0200
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