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Re: Way Back When

From snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe)
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Way Back When
Date 2018-11-03 21:17 +0000
Organization Sn!peCo World Wide Wading Birds
Message-ID <1nxpk6i.2bks7wnts0fN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> (permalink)
References <021120181121292358%star@sky.net> <chine.bleu-818D52.09062302112018@reader.eternal-september.org> <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-0CN2wQpfqDde@localhost>

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John Varela <newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Nov 2018 16:06:31 UTC, Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> > In article <021120181121292358%star@sky.net>, Davoud <star@sky.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > Remember when software had printed manuals? How about a 2,000 page
> > > manual? <https://www.flickr.com/photos/primeval/44956561934>
> > 
> > I remember when computers required chillers bigger than the computers.
>  
> And sat on raised floors, with lots of cables underneath.

Ours had big motor-generator sets in the plant room to convert 
our local 230v 50Hz mains electricity to 110v 60Hz.  We had 
false floors too, and the whole 'puter room was air-contioned. 
The best bit though was we wore white lab-coats and had -real- 
Tektronix oscilloscopes on trollies.  ~1970.

-- 
^Ï^     My pet rock Gordon just is.

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Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-02 11:21 -0400
  Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-02 09:06 -0700
    Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-03 21:00 +0000
      Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-03 21:17 +0000
        Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-03 15:29 -0700
          Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-03 22:55 +0000
            Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-03 18:15 -0700
              Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-04 08:47 +0000
                Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-04 12:55 -0500
                [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 08:12 +0000
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 01:45 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 13:42 +0000
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 07:31 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 17:47 +0000
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 12:14 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-05 20:46 +0000
  Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-03 09:28 +1300
    Re: Way Back When Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-11-02 18:35 -0400
      Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-03 21:06 +0000
        Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-03 17:41 -0400
          Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-05 03:13 +0000
            Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-05 18:13 +1300
              Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-05 19:07 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 08:42 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 11:47 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 09:18 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 12:37 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 15:15 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 21:12 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-06 18:13 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-11-05 21:26 -0800
                Re: Way Back When John <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-11-05 18:47 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-06 10:16 +0000
                Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-06 08:12 -0500
                Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 15:44 -0400
                Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-06 14:57 +0000
                [OT] Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-06 15:10 +0000
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-07 16:27 -0500
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 14:15 +1300
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-11-07 18:16 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-07 22:52 -0500
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-07 21:22 -0800
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 18:28 +1300
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-08 00:33 -0400
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-08 02:48 -0500
                Re: [OT] Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 18:26 +1300
                Re: Way Back When Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2018-11-07 08:41 -0800
                Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-07 18:38 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-11-07 15:41 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-08 10:26 +1300
                Re: Way Back When snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2018-11-07 22:10 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-08 07:06 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-09 19:13 -0500
                Re: Way Back When nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-05 14:55 -0400
                Re: Way Back When Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2018-11-05 15:48 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-06 10:14 +0000
                Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-06 08:22 -0500
                Re: Way Back When Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2018-11-06 07:02 -0800
                Re: Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-06 13:54 -0500
                Re: Way Back When Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-11-07 09:26 +0000
                Re: Way Back When Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-11-07 05:34 -0800
                Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-06 15:41 +0000
        Re: Way Back When Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-11-04 14:28 +1300
    Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-04 14:01 -0500
      Re: Way Back When Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-11-04 17:00 -0500
        Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-05 08:44 -0500
  Re: Way Back When Supermarine Spitfire <spitfire@spitfireflyinghigh.com> - 2018-11-02 20:32 +0000
  Re: Way Back When Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-11-04 16:55 -0500
    Re: Way Back When J Burns <burns@nospam.com> - 2018-11-05 09:18 -0500
      Re: Way Back When Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2018-11-05 07:33 -0800
        Re: Way Back When "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2018-11-05 19:41 +0000
    Re: Way Back When Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2018-11-06 15:44 -0500

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