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Re: Newbie (to the group, not Pr1me.)

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Date 2023-11-26 15:45 -0800
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Subject Re: Newbie (to the group, not Pr1me.)
From Peter Ruscoe <plruscoe@gmail.com>

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On Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 6:34:58 PM UTC-5, Peter Ruscoe wrote:
> I'm an "Oldie." I worked for ACS America 1976-1980, the developer of PRIMACS w2hich became Pr1me OAS when it was sold to them. I wasn't a developer (at least, not of PRIMACS.) My job was Technical Support Manager. I and my team traveled all over (I chose the plum locations for myself - Nassau, London, Vancouver BC) and left the rest to the team! 
> 
> The PRIMACS developers liked me to do the demo installs because they WORKED! 
> 
> In December 1980 I was transferred to Wave III Corp (a subsidiary) where we ran a "large" 750? 850? system. I call it large because it had two 60Mb disk drives! Somewhere I have a photo. 
> 
> I have a 16-line AMLC hanging on my office wall with some - er - modifications. It's a wall clock with a quartz movement mounted in the middle. 
> 
> Peter Ruscoe 
> Bradenton, Florida.
Sorry - typo - two 600Mb disks.

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Newbie (to the group, not Pr1me.) Peter Ruscoe <plruscoe@gmail.com> - 2023-11-26 15:34 -0800
  Re: Newbie (to the group, not Pr1me.) Peter Ruscoe <plruscoe@gmail.com> - 2023-11-26 15:45 -0800
  Re: Newbie (to the group, not Pr1me.) drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2023-11-28 21:32 +0000
    Re: Newbie (to the group, not Pr1me.) Peter Ruscoe <plruscoe@gmail.com> - 2023-11-28 15:06 -0800

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