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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: History--early remote on-line computer access |
| Date | 2016-06-07 16:49 +0000 |
| Organization | NewsGuy - Unlimited Usenet $23.95 |
| Message-ID | <nj6tv111t9@news4.newsguy.com> (permalink) |
| References | <19fcc894-2b14-4a9b-b13f-fd02123bd172@googlegroups.com> <87d1ntsh08.fsf@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
On 2016-06-07, Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote: > A friend who had a summer job at MIT in '63 worked at a hardcopy > terminal connected to a (the? :-) central computer. (time share? I'm > not sure of the correct term for the tech used.) When a higher > priority job ran, the terminal would print WAIT and become > unresponsive for a bit. This is in contrast with modern systems, which conserve CPU cycles by omitting the WAIT message. -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored. Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!
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History--early remote on-line computer access hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 14:33 -0700
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-06-07 02:30 -0300
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-07 16:49 +0000
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-07 10:44 -0700
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-06-07 13:47 -0400
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-07 10:54 -0700
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-07 13:17 -0700
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-08 00:23 +0200
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-06-07 19:22 -0500
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-08 12:11 -0700
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-08 12:25 +0000
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-11 10:37 -0500
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-12 12:27 +0000
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-16 17:11 -0400
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Re: History--early remote on-line computer access Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-17 16:53 -0400
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 10:35 -0500
Re: History--early remote on-line computer access "Joe Morris" <j.c.morris@verizon.net> - 2016-06-18 08:35 -0400
Re:History--early remote on-line computer access Sarr Blumson <sarr.blumson@alum.dartmouth.org> - 2016-06-07 12:20 -0400
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