[TheForge] Computers

[Darrell]

I still have a DOS computer on my home network. It can run programs that Win 
XP won't let me run. I also have Ventura Publisher on that machine and a 
voice mail program and card that I have not been able to find a replacement 
for.
My first computer was an Osborne. It had 64K of memory, a single sided 5 
1/4" 180K floppy and a 7" green monitor. Then I got an Osborne Executive. It 
had 128K of memory, two single sided 5 1/4" 180K floppies and a 7" green 
monitor. It had WordStar, SuperCalc and Dbase all with no hard drive. The 
operating system was CPM, the code that Gates/IBM stole and used to make 
DOS.

Darrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hufford, David" <David.Hufford at EKU.EDU>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:03 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Excessive scaling?




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Frosty:
I still use DOS occasionally, and also a couple of programs I wrote in BASIC 
back in the 80's.  And you had a Commodore 64 ... lucky you!  I had the 
TI-99 ... 16K RAM and no floppy disk drive (had to use a cassette recorder 
to save data).  I really wanted the TRS-80, but could not afford it at the 
time.  Ah, those early days of computer technology.

David Hufford
Richmond KY

I kind of liked the days of DOS, the programmers had to
be really careful how much memory they used and things
ran so much more smoothly. I liked Basic too. maybe
I'll break out my Commodore 64 for old times sake.
<grin>

Glad you got to see the video. Did you check out the
"ring welding" video? Makes me glad electric welding is
pretty well perfected. <grin>

Frosty
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it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
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Meadow Lakes, AK.

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