John Weller wrote: > The system I used first (1977) didn't even have a monitor! Everything was > done using teletypes connected to the mainframe by an acoustic coupler which > made playing Star Trek (the only game available) very interesting but at > least it gave you time to think! The first computer I owned was a Sinclair > ZX81 with a wobbly 16k RAM pack, a cassette player as storage and a TV for a > display - happy days!
Hi John! After a brief job as a Catholic Church community organizer I went to work for a guy , c. 1970, who had a minicomputer in his office which was about the size of a big refrigerator. As small as it was compared to my experience with computers I couldn't think of it as anything more than a toy. Sure enough, he loaded a stack of cards and printed out a poster for me of a naked lady composed of 1s and 0s. He didn't have a monitor either. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
