Those old apple IIs are certainly lasting pretty long. We got a couple at school that actually still boot, even after all those paperclips and gum we've thrown in them when we're board just to see what happens. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 9:55 AM Subject: Re: OLD DAYS > Cecil: > > >From one point of view it may be sad that the U.S. Navy would > still be using paper tape in some places. But, from another > vantage point, it's remarkable and speaks volumes. Can you image > our friends in Redmont building systems that would still chug > along cruncing away happily after 30 or 40 years? Heck, after 30 > years of M$ upgrades, you wouldn't be able to read all that > ancient data anymore with the proprietary OS. > > On Mon, 20 May 2002, Cecil H. Whitley wrote: > > > hI, > > i REMEMBER bitnET AND RELAY (RAN ON TOP OF RSCS). i ALSO REMEMBER PAPER > > TAPE AND PUNCH CARDS. sAD PART ABOUT THAT IS THAT THE nAVY IS PROBABLY > > STILL USING PAPER TAPE IN PLACES. > > > > cECIL > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
