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WCDT: 25-29 October 2010 (1781-1785)
zadojla:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 30 Oct 2010, 06:18 ---
--- Quote from: zadojla on 29 Oct 2010, 22:26 ---First mainframe computer I was paid to operate had 64K of memory and 10 megs of disk storage, It ws the size of two refrigerators side by side.
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Got ya beat...
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You have me beat, but at my second job they had an old top-of-the-line IBM 1401 with 16 K of memory we used to run payroll calculation program whose source code was lost, and so could not be ported to a more modern system. No disk at all, only tape, and the program was loaded from an object deck of cards, which had to be copied when worn because a new one could not be compiled. There was no console; input was via sense switch and display lights. By that time I was a supervisor, so I "delegated" that particular task...
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: Dliessmgg on 29 Oct 2010, 17:26 ---You make it sound like drama is a bad thing.
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Okay, who pulled the drama tag?
jwhouk:
--- Quote from: mickcheese on 30 Oct 2010, 00:16 ---It's not hate, at least not from me. But I do prefer other characters, such as Raven, to her. And I wouldn't mind at all if she were put on a long bus trip to Allosaurus Town.
That sounded mean.
Maybe I do hate her just a little.
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Jeph put her on a bus to Allosaurus University.
jwhouk:
So what will Faye do with this information about Sven?
Blow it off and enjoy her relationship with Angus. - 12 (22.6%)
Brood over it for weeks (years IRT). - 6 (11.3%)
Tell Dora, of course. - 8 (15.1%)
Go with Angus, but secretly pine for Sven. - 7 (13.2%)
Dump Angus and go back to Sven. For the sex. - 0 (0%)
Do something stupid to screw up her relationship with Angus. - 13 (24.5%)
Tell Gina Riversmith. - 3 (5.7%)
GOOGLE IT! - 3 (5.7%)
www.vespaavenger.com - 1 (1.9%)
Total Voters: 53
So we're pretty much split on things, it appears...
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: zadojla on 30 Oct 2010, 10:51 ---
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 30 Oct 2010, 06:18 ---
--- Quote from: zadojla on 29 Oct 2010, 22:26 ---First mainframe computer I was paid to operate had 64K of memory and 10 megs of disk storage, It ws the size of two refrigerators side by side.
--- End quote ---
Got ya beat...
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...and the program was loaded from an object deck of cards, which had to be copied when worn because a new one could not be compiled. There was no console; input was via sense switch and display lights. By that time I was a supervisor, so I "delegated" that particular task...
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Was there at least a card punch? Or did the poor intern have to sit there with a stylus and fresh cards?
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