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corpore-metal
05/16/09

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And you know what? The kids today are going to grow up and laugh over the consumer eletronics ads of this decade too.

What goes around comes around.
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
05/16/09

@corpore-metal: Well jokes on them because their super computers are going to doom the human race.
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Meirelle
05/16/09

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The first family computer we had had a colorless screen that lit up amber and ran on Windows 3.0. Got it when I was in, like, 5th grade. Of course, I was poor growing up, and Windows 95 was certainly available by then. But you crazy, crazy old people and your file cabinet-sized harddrives. D: I'm only 25 years old-- this is inconceivable!
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Meirelle
05/16/09

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Electronic Mail: The Wave of the Future.

[www.voodish.co.uk]
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Rusty626
05/16/09

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I remember. I learned to program on a DEC 10 that took up most of the top floor of Rood Hall.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
05/16/09

@Rusty626: Me too (the DEC-10, not Rood). I was in the first year that didn't have to use punchcards.

Actually, in high school, I did a little BASIC on a teletype with punched paper tape!
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IraeNicole
05/16/09

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"but once upon a time, they were as big as rooms and almost as scary."

What?
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mgy
05/16/09

@IraeNicole: What? Rooms don't scare you?
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Franklin Harris
05/16/09

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Invest in the wonder computer of the 1980s!

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twophrasebark
05/16/09

@Franklin Harris:

Gorf!!!
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CSX321
05/16/09

@Franklin Harris: I have a working VIC-20 right here. I dug it out of the attic a few months ago, and I was amazed that it still is able to load programs from these 25+-year-old cassette tapes!
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twophrasebark
05/17/09

@CSX321: Impressive.

Does it take 20 minutes to load the program like I remember?
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