Wow, and to think most of an OS kernel and other apps fit on only 144k of disk? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 11:22 PM Subject: Re: OLD DAYS > > No, I think the Apple 5 and a quarter inch floppies were only 143 > K. Their 3.5 inch disks were 800, but I couldn't afford those. > Ibm had the 360K 5.25 disks. > > Gosh, I even double spaced above. Talk about old habits! > > On Tue, 21 May 2002, Alex Snow wrote: > > > Yup, it was called bex. You booted from one disk, then had to insert > > another disk to work with, called the main disk I think. The system I had > > was an apple II, but I also worked with the GSs a few times. The whole OS, > > program files, and data files all fit on one 360k floppy. Winblows takes > > 500 Megs! > > I remember sitting in computer class, all the sited people actually had > > macks with HDs, waiting for my sorry little apple to boot. That thing > > sounded like a freit train I remember! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths at attbi.com> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:59 PM > > Subject: Re: OLD DAYS > > > > > > Hey Alex. I remember the apple 2gs, and it took 5 mins to boot also. It had > > a 3.5 fd with the echo synth that I could somewhat understand. Oh wasn't > > that word processor called Bex? The thing booted off a floppy I think. I > > wonder if that was its entire kernel and rest of os and software all on that > > disk? Old ass mac system! > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 5:14 PM > > Subject: Re: OLD DAYS > > > > > > > I came after the paper tape, but I remember way back in elementary school > > > learning to type on an apple II with talking typer from aph. It had an > > echo > > > synth that I didn't understand, and two disk drives (5.25") and took about > > 5 > > > minutes to boot. Then it would crash if I backspaced to many times in > > the > > > date, and the whole process would have to be repeated. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Cecil H. Whitley" <cwhitley at ec.rr.com> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:07 PM > > > Subject: OLD DAYS > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
