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| From | Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? |
| Date | 2016-02-19 09:47 +0000 |
| Organization | Piglet's Pickles & Preserves |
| Message-ID | <dio6lsFm6v1U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (5 earlier) <624023803.477157516.613219.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> <fa50a633-6843-4efc-88f1-072dddb203c6@googlegroups.com> <2086080182.477409719.885952.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> <87b081b6-814b-49f4-8970-28612dbe332a@googlegroups.com> <na5061$jbf$1@dont-email.me> |
On 2016-02-18, Charles Richmond <numerist@aquaporin4.com> wrote:
><hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote in message
> news:87b081b6-814b-49f4-8970-28612dbe332a@googlegroups.com...
>> On Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 8:56:03 AM UTC-5, Peter Flass wrote:
>>
>>
>>> What an amazing difference a spooler made.
>>
>> At my old job, the director, an old 1401 hand, had little enthusiasm
>> for anything S/360. Indeed, they got one only because their 1401 aged
>> out. Anyway, a new programming manager, who was more progressive,
>> pushed to install the spooler and did so, despite the concerns of the
>> director. The spooler turned out to be completely transparent to
>> everything we did, including 1401 emulation, and almost doubled our
>> machine productivity.
>>
>
> There is a video that discusses adoption of newer technology *. It seems to
> work along the "bell curve". In the beginning, you have a small percentage
> of "early adopters", maybe 15%. At the other end of the curve, there are
> the 2% to 3% that hang on as long as they can. For example, that last
> percentage could only be persuaded to use push-button phones... because they
> were unable to buy dial phones anymore!!!
Dean Inge he say, "There are two kinds of fool. One says 'This is old and therefore good', the other 'This is new and therefore better.'"
--
I don't have an attitude problem. If you have a problem with my
attitude, that's your problem.
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64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-02-13 12:22 +0000
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-02-14 07:49 +0000
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-02-14 14:47 +0000
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-02-14 17:40 -0800
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? David Wade <dave.g4ugm@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 09:48 +0000
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-02-19 09:47 +0000
Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-19 06:54 -0700
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-02-19 15:13 +0000
Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-19 19:48 +0000
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-02-22 17:21 -0500
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-02-20 09:47 +0000
Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-02-19 20:35 -0600
Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-02-20 11:12 +0000
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-02-20 19:56 +0000
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-02-15 23:50 -0500
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-02-16 13:54 -0500
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? "hgww" <hgww@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 14:05 +1100
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Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-02-16 16:11 +0000
Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-02-16 17:04 +0000
Re: 64 bit CPU, QBasic and DOS? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-02-16 17:44 +0000
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