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SV: [basicstamps] RE: Us old farts

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-03-03 12:41 in General Discussion
Greetings!

I have a 8" somewhere...
It was bought for use during a class in Assembly language programming on a
DIGITAL PDP-11 machine...

That was fun...
Octal numbers and virtual memory on that ancient piece...
(The class was in 1991 or so, and we used the PDP because it 'didn't matter
if we fucked it up' :-)

You know, I think I have one or two flowcharting templates somewhere...
(In addition to slide rules, 'whizz wheels' and old computers :-)
Strange...
The BS2(and even the BS1) is more powerful than some of the computers in my
collection...

:-)
Trygve
http://home.c2i.net/trygveh/english/


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But do you have a 132 column ruler and an IBM 360 Reference Data sheet? I
think there is even a VOLIE editor book around somewhere. I dug through the
Smile pile even further and found some RPG coding sheets as well.

Got any 8" diskettes?

Original Message

> > Anyone still got a flowcharting template or coding sheets? I think I
still
> > have some coding sheets for COBOL, 360/270 Assembler, and FORTRAN. Even
have
> > some of the 132 column output layout sheets somewhere.
>
>
> Oooooo.... a challenge? OK...
>
> http://www.blarg.net/~mburr/oldcomp.jpg (29k)
>
> Right out of my desk drawer... I swear! But don't ask me why.
> Bet my IBM 129 "Card Removal Tool" has really got you green with
> envy... :^)




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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-03-03 09:57
    Greetings!

    I have a 386 that I use for logging serial comms(It has 2 fast serial ports
    and OpenDOS. It's also good for programming my BS1), but I use an HP Omnigo
    700LX (Dos based Clamshell PDA) to program my BS2p...

    And I write Sci-fi on my 1989 vintage Psion MC400 laptop...
    (It has 20Hours active usage on a single recharge. :-)
    Progress?
    Is it 4 or 5Hours they tout on the latest machines?

    :-)
    Trygve
    Who's waiting to include an Osborne 1 in his collection...


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    Hi,

    I guess I'm the oldest (or fartest?) old fart on the list. My formal
    applied science involvement started round 1945 and my main weapons (Before
    Computers) were a series of 12" K&E slide rules, the latest of which I stiil
    keep. BTW, I still use a 386 with various attachments as a very reliable
    data acquisition system. DOS is not too bad! And, of course, several
    BSII's...

    Dov

    Original Message
    From: "Trygve Henriksen" <trygve.henriksen@v...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 11:09
    Subject: SV: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] RE: Us old farts


    > Greetings!
    >
    > I have a 8" somewhere...
    > It was bought for use during a class in Assembly language programming on a
    > DIGITAL PDP-11 machine...
    >
    > That was fun...
    > Octal numbers and virtual memory on that ancient piece...
    > (The class was in 1991 or so, and we used the PDP because it 'didn't
    matter
    > if we fucked it up' :-)
    >
    > You know, I think I have one or two flowcharting templates somewhere...
    > (In addition to slide rules, 'whizz wheels' and old computers :-)
    > Strange...
    > The BS2(and even the BS1) is more powerful than some of the computers in
    my
    > collection...
    >
    > :-)
    > Trygve
    > http://home.c2i.net/trygveh/english/
    >
    >
    >
    Opprinnelig melding
    > Fra: Rodent [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=L6TPy9w1lN_FXJcEe91Ttd8h5MqfuKmveI42j1smj_cP6DYQETP96ESK0SgybD0KLfgyKKyib_-ZoA]daweasel@s...[/url
    > Sendt: 3. mars 2003 06:29
    > Til: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Emne: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] RE: Us old farts
    >
    >
    > But do you have a 132 column ruler and an IBM 360 Reference Data sheet? I
    > think there is even a VOLIE editor book around somewhere. I dug through
    the
    > Smile pile even further and found some RPG coding sheets as well.
    >
    > Got any 8" diskettes?
    >
    >
    Original Message
    >
    > > > Anyone still got a flowcharting template or coding sheets? I think I
    > still
    > > > have some coding sheets for COBOL, 360/270 Assembler, and FORTRAN.
    Even
    > have
    > > > some of the 132 column output layout sheets somewhere.
    > >
    > >
    > > Oooooo.... a challenge? OK...
    > >
    > > http://www.blarg.net/~mburr/oldcomp.jpg (29k)
    > >
    > > Right out of my desk drawer... I swear! But don't ask me why.
    > > Bet my IBM 129 "Card Removal Tool" has really got you green with
    > > envy... :^)
    >
    >
    >
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-03-03 11:15
    Hi Old Farts,

    If you need parts for the PDP-11 (or 8 for that matter) I have some floating
    around the junk pile still.
    I like to show the newbies what an 8k core memory looks like.

    Alan Bradford
    Plasma Technologies


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-03-03 12:41
    Greetings!

    Don't have the HP1000CX, but see your 95LX and raises a HP71B...

    Show your cards...

    I have a Royal flush in Psion:
    Organiser One, II, S3, S5, netBook...
    (That's a span of 15 years)

    :-)
    Trygve



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    Hi,

    And... HP95LX and HP1000CX as terminals for portable weather stations...

    Dov

    Original Message
    From: "Trygve Henriksen" <trygve.henriksen@v...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 11:57
    Subject: SV: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] RE: Us old farts


    > Greetings!
    >
    > I have a 386 that I use for logging serial comms(It has 2 fast serial
    ports
    > and OpenDOS. It's also good for programming my BS1), but I use an HP
    Omnigo
    > 700LX (Dos based Clamshell PDA) to program my BS2p...
    >
    > And I write Sci-fi on my 1989 vintage Psion MC400 laptop...
    > (It has 20Hours active usage on a single recharge. :-)
    > Progress?
    > Is it 4 or 5Hours they tout on the latest machines?
    >
    > :-)
    > Trygve
    > Who's waiting to include an Osborne 1 in his collection...
    >
    >
    >
    Opprinnelig melding
    > Fra: Dov Yassky [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=YUyVGxK0AGe3pZSJYvp8YNC7Y96je3kfmfe8e3ciihuFa7rDjdzaYmb6tcXSyI-5e7wXUqXjU6Xq]dovy@b...[/url
    > Sendt: 3. mars 2003 10:50
    > Til: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Emne: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] RE: Us old farts
    >
    >
    > Hi,
    >
    > I guess I'm the oldest (or fartest?) old fart on the list. My formal
    > applied science involvement started round 1945 and my main weapons (Before
    > Computers) were a series of 12" K&E slide rules, the latest of which I
    stiil
    > keep. BTW, I still use a 386 with various attachments as a very reliable
    > data acquisition system. DOS is not too bad! And, of course, several
    > BSII's...
    >
    > Dov
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: "Trygve Henriksen" <trygve.henriksen@v...>
    > To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 11:09
    > Subject: SV: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] RE: Us old farts
    >
    >
    > > Greetings!
    > >
    > > I have a 8" somewhere...
    > > It was bought for use during a class in Assembly language programming on
    a
    > > DIGITAL PDP-11 machine...
    > >
    > > That was fun...
    > > Octal numbers and virtual memory on that ancient piece...
    > > (The class was in 1991 or so, and we used the PDP because it 'didn't
    > matter
    > > if we fucked it up' :-)
    > >
    > > You know, I think I have one or two flowcharting templates somewhere...
    > > (In addition to slide rules, 'whizz wheels' and old computers :-)
    > > Strange...
    > > The BS2(and even the BS1) is more powerful than some of the computers in
    > my
    > > collection...
    > >
    > > :-)
    > > Trygve
    > > http://home.c2i.net/trygveh/english/
    > >
    > >
    > >
    Opprinnelig melding
    > > Fra: Rodent [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=cjDAWYbkETXbf1vXNis3Y_4qEaoKBK9nsuOLnpe8qhVu3rOgdengt8jCNe3_RUgvGlVVb74BcY1o4Q]daweasel@s...[/url
    > > Sendt: 3. mars 2003 06:29
    > > Til: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > > Emne: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] RE: Us old farts
    > >
    > >
    > > But do you have a 132 column ruler and an IBM 360 Reference Data sheet?
    I
    > > think there is even a VOLIE editor book around somewhere. I dug through
    > the
    > > Smile pile even further and found some RPG coding sheets as well.
    > >
    > > Got any 8" diskettes?
    > >
    > >
    Original Message
    > >
    > > > > Anyone still got a flowcharting template or coding sheets? I think I
    > > still
    > > > > have some coding sheets for COBOL, 360/270 Assembler, and FORTRAN.
    > Even
    > > have
    > > > > some of the 132 column output layout sheets somewhere.
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Oooooo.... a challenge? OK...
    > > >
    > > > http://www.blarg.net/~mburr/oldcomp.jpg (29k)
    > > >
    > > > Right out of my desk drawer... I swear! But don't ask me why.
    > > > Bet my IBM 129 "Card Removal Tool" has really got you green with
    > > > envy... :^)
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
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