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OT: Who has the oldest computer? The only computer I have (and am posting from) is a 1998 vintage Aptiva. Brian -- Day 808 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project Current music playing: None.
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OT: Who has the oldest computer? On Apr 22, 8:16?am, Stu wrote: == I see that no has mentioned the Commodore 128d. Not too many around. One piece metal case with built in vastly improved floppy drive. Basic unit made in Germany. Dual monitor switchable from C64 40 col. mode to C128 80 col. mode sat on top of computer. I had an expansion module which plugged into the back. Very nice unit until a power-line spike took the whole works out. Commodore didn't support any of its products...no wonder they went belly-up. ==
OT: Who has the oldest computer? On 2011-04-20, J. Clarke wrote: Depends on what those old mainframes were intended for. I learned computing on them and considered them perfect for the job. HP terminals and Unix databases (MM?). Dedicated keyboards customized for utilizing that particular database made them fast, easy, and efficient. Also, pretty much goof-proof. They did what they were intended to do and allowed no other functions cuz there was no other features or programs. Later, we introduced LANs of desktop PCs, still with interface cards to the mainframes. Lo and behold, dozens of access points via floppy drives. Games + porno = viruses. The first LAN was down for 2 wks and we fell back to the dumb terms. Later still, web access. Still more viruses. People installed games. My immediate senior cow orker played games or learned CG (lightwave) 6 outta 8 hrs day. People yakked or surfed the web, bullshited, etc. Different depts bought different platforms and software, many not compatible. The mainframes with database kept it all together. Eventually, one division went to an all M$ based network with $6M of custom database software. More effort, more moves, less efficieny. when I left whole depts were selling off incompatible software/platforms cuz of incompatibility. Chaos reigned. Buried beneath it all, those old mainframes and database kept it together company wide. Didn't see how it shook out, as I was layed off and retired, but I've seen the insanity of choice and it's not pretty. I know we can never go back, but the cloud and mainframes are two entirely differnt issues. All networks use servers. It's the basis of computing. But, giving your data to a third party vs maintaining it on your own servers is two entirely different things. A company's or govt agency's servers? Fine. Not my choice. Maybe even a govt agency using an independent commercial cloud, still not too bad. The govt can bring some heavy guns to bear. BUT, me entrust MY data to a 3rd party on a worldwide network? Not in my lifetime!! I've seen paper files lost in commercial storage fires. Not only that, but the govt is profoundly inept/stupid! The CA state govt sold millions of photocopies of birth certificates to a private commercial genealogy website, ferchrysakes!!! They were viewable worldwide for months till some guy sued. You want morons like that in control of your personal/professional/private data? If so, yer a fool. nb
OT: Who has the oldest computer? In article , [email protected] says... Just for reference, I didn't write that I had a Microbee.
OT: Who has the oldest computer? On 4/18/2011 12:56 PM, Sqwertz wrote: Ah, Memories of MemMaker.
OT: Who has the oldest computer? "dsi1" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Wellllll, the IBM PC came out in 81. The VIC 20 was out in that year. The C64 followed in 83. Paul
OT: Who has the oldest computer? On 4/17/2011 7:26 PM, Mark Thorson wrote: No.
OT: Who has the oldest computer? Re: [email protected] [email protected] wrote: The ancients who gave it to me said it was forbidden to speak of its age. In fact, you might have cause for concern for even asking about it. They were some badass ancients.
OT: Who has the oldest computer? In article , nunyabidnits@eternal- september.invalid says... I have fingers. And toes.
OT: Who has the oldest computer? In article , Stu wrote: No, but I learned something. Who'd a thunk two leather companies branched out into computers. I can't imagine the technological leap for one to do it. In my defense, I said AFAIK. Thanks for the correction. leo
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