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heck, I did production work over a 300 baud modem -- the one where you had to dial in and then place the handset into the cups :)
and I thought it was the speediest thing ever
>From: "Seley, Linda" <LSeley_at_IQNavigator.com>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: OT -- suggestions to ensure nerdiness in potential IT staff
>Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 10:28:15 -0800
>
>One of those Compaqs was the first portable I took home from work 7 years
>ago! It sat in my basement until 3 years ago when I lugged it back - we
>were moving and I didn't want to be responsible for it any more! (Gosh, a
>1200k modem?)
>
>Same company that is *still* using PL/1 as it's mainframe programming
>language and APL in the actuarial department.
>
>Linda
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 10:42 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>yeah, my father still try's to impress me with stories of punch cards and
>such. It's pretty funny. The oldest computer I know of and still have is
>a
>compaq "portable" computer. It has the old 5 1/4" "floppy" drives and a
>little tiny screen. It's basically a suitcase, weighs about 40 pounds, the
>bottom is the keyboard. Kinda cool, I remember playing games on it as a
>kid
>and thinking it was the most amazing thing. Now it makes a good foot rest,
>but that's about it:)
>kk
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 10:52 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>And just think about the PC being an advanced system for some of us.
>
>Wait until we again start talking about using paper tapes and having to use
>scotch tape to put them back together to run them through. Or even the
>older guys that talk about switch boards. I am not as old as them. My
>computer days just go back to the mid 70's.
>
>
> > I love this stuff(being a nerd wannabe), but I don't have a
> > frickin clue
> > what any of you are talking about:)
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