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Kids today have grown up with computers, but so have some of us. This group is for longtime computer professionals, hobbyist, early adopters; anyone who programmed on punch cards, used ARPANet, gotten Email on a dialup BBS, or has an Apple IIe in the attic.

Funny Site

I found this the other day and when I read the article I died laughing, It talks about folks over fifty using computers and it says.

While you may get a few lines when you reach fifty, and maybe o... read more | posted by darkhorse812

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Technology Hindsight

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers" - Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943

"But what... is it good for?" - Engineer the the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, comme... read more | posted by haljab99x

2 replies - last reply: "I like the quote by Bill Gates: "No... more" ~ CardiganJim

Dell E521 Died

Hi All:
My Dell, 15 months old, died suddenly. It was running fine, I came up from dinner to find the screen black. Rebooted, NO bios messages, NO logo, Nothing. Thought maybe my Monitor died, Got ... read more | posted by BobUmphred

5 replies - last reply: "Diagnostic Lights #2 is usually A... more" ~ Art1960

Greetings group members!

I was looking for a computer group that has people in it who are not new to computing and remember the 'good old days' when men were men, and DOS was DOS. Anyway, I was at a yard sale last weekend ... read more | posted by Michibilly

3 replies - last reply: "I remember DOS when there was no... more" ~ yahoodie

Macintosh SE/30 Parts?

Need some Help: I found what appears to be a working Macintosh SE/30 for $5 but there is no KB or mouse. I fell in love with the Macintosh when it came out back in 82(?) but I had to stick with Int... read more | posted by motraveler

6 replies - last reply: "Hello, I have a Kaypro printer and I... more" ~ nkay666

checking out for a while

... doing some 'my groups' housecleaning. I'll probably be back, happy computering! | posted by ggroeller

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OLD COBOL PROGRAMMER

Hi I'm an old COBOL programmer. I remember using punch cards in college and the jobs I had. Remember the Card sorters we used if we happen to drop a tray of cards? | posted by osufan52

4 replies - last reply: "I also used punch cards in college.... more" ~ yahoodie

Hello All

Hello All, Just found this group, Looking forward to some interesting conversations. I've been around for a while, Punch cards in school, CPM was the OS, MS-DOS was not around yet, Floppies were 8 ... read more | posted by BobUmphred

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Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2

Finally made it down to Menlo Park last weekend to the Computer History Museum to see the Difference Engine. If anything, I was even more in awe of it than I expected to be. It's basically a hand-c... read more | posted by webserf

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Privacy?

OK, so I finally saw your message on Privacy in Technology. I would say 10% to 25% of the 'Pizza' clip may be possible or true, with the advent of CRM systems; I doubt ALL that info would / could f... read more | posted by CardiganJim

3 replies - last reply: "The Internet has become a huge... more" ~ douchrti

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