Re: HP was Re: [gardeners] monsterspit revisited
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:29:11
At 06:46 AM 1/14/98 +0000, Liz Albrook wrote:
>asidv@ktc.com <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote:
>
>> I remember 'em. I've still got a GRID portable (supposedly the same
>> model that went to Moon, hah!) stored among the relics of the past.
>> Old telex terminals, too.
>
>OOOoooooo, a GRID! I used to lust after them in PC Magazine.
>
>I can remember my first computer class and typing punch cards.
>Annoying as h*ll. Ole Miss had 2 as in TWO telex terminals then.
>Punch cards were such a pain that I used to set my alarm clock for 4
>am and go use the terminals.
>
>Class was Fortran. Now those were the days, the bad old days.
>
>Liz
>
I don't know, COBOL, wasn't bad and I was pretty good at Basic at one time.
CPM was my favorite though.
George