[rescue] even larger disks in a SSA

wa2egp at att.net wa2egp at att.net
Tue May 9 18:28:18 CDT 2006


> > Damn spoiled youngsters!  In my day we had 64k of max program space on 
> > the PDP-11/44 and WE LIKED IT!  ;-)
> > 
> 
> I've not always been spoiled. My first programming was on a PDP-10: 
> Fortran IV and assembly language. I'm not even sure we had enough 
> storage to measure in *kilo*bytes. ;-)
> 
> Steve

My first computer experience was a Quest Super Elf (1802) kit that
came with 256 BYTES(!).  Your TV screen was 2/3 filled with "black" and
white squares and your program displayed (big block graphics) in
the bottom third.  I did get memory chips so I could go up to a
monsterous 4K.   :)

Bob



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