[SunRescue] Re: rescue digest, Vol 1 #1063 - 17 msgs

[Joshua D. Boyd]

No, I mean 10 years, although 11 would be more acurate.  First, the
TRS-80s that I had (remeber, the notebooks) came out sometime like 83.
Second, we were a bit behind the times hardware wise (although ahead in
using computers a lot).  Fall of 1990, a 386sx was purchased.  The CPM
machines were retired, but the TRS-80s still were in service for another
few years until something like 92/93.

At this point, of the machines that we have that would be considered
current by normal people, one was purchased new to replace an antique
notebook.  The other was a replacement for an antique notebook that had an
extended waranty plan and died.  After those two notebooks, the next
newest machine was manufactered four years ago.

--
Joshua Boyd

On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:

> You must mean 20 years ago - 10 years ago was 1990 - the TRS-80 was relelased around 1978 or so (IIRC)...
> 
> Ken
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joshua D. Boyd [mailto:jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 1:19 PM
> > To: 'rescue at sunhelp.org'
> > Subject: RE: [SunRescue] Re: rescue digest, Vol 1 #1063 - 17 msgs
> > 
> > 
> > My poor sister who tries to maintain that she hates computers has a
> > Pentium 200 desktop, a 486dx2/50 notebook, and a palm.  
> > Methinks it's time
> > to just give in and stop pretending to hate the things. 
> > 
> > Palms still blow my mind everytime I think about them.  I'm 
> > carrying in my
> > pocket more CPU power than my family had 10 years ago (we had 2 TRS-80
> > notebooks and 2 CPM machines back then).
> > 
> > --
> > Joshua Boyd
> > 
> > On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Ken Hansen wrote:
> > 
> > > 3 cars, people (only two out of diapers! ;^), and (trust me 
> > ;^) more than 3 computers.
> > > 
> > > Heck, my non-geek wife has a Power Mac, PC (AMD K-5/166 
> > Whoo-hoo!), and a P/233 laptop, and also a Palm Pilot (wait, 
> > does that mean she *is* a geek?)...
> > > 
> > > Ken
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: James Lockwood [mailto:james at foonly.com]
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 2:13 PM
> > > > To: rescue at sunhelp.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Re: rescue digest, Vol 1 #1063 - 17 msgs
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > > So how can you tell a geek household, other than these obvious
> > > > > > decoration tendencies? Well, a geek household is one 
> > > > where they can cope
> > > > > > with having only one car for two people, but not only one 
> > > > computer. A
> > > > 
> > > > Hmmm.  2 people, 4 vehicles.  Guess I'm a mechanic first 
> > and a geek
> > > > second, I have more stationary power tools than computers.
> > > > 
> > > > -James [wants a CNC 3-axis mill for Xmas]
> > > > 
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