I don't remember the maker, we used a cassette tape player and a black and
white tv. After two hours of coding you could either do math problems or
play pong. Any mistakes in entering the code and you started all over
again. About the same time I helped a friend build a Heath Kit computer.
disclosure I am not 57.
I think I read in Wikipedia that Larry actually beta tested one of the
first abacus' ever made.
Chris Flynn
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On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Mike Chadima (Corporate Records Management)
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> In 8th grade, our 'computer science' class involved writing a BASIC
> program with do loops, then traveling to central admin to hand type the
> punch cards which (if they didn't get out of order) would produce a
> one-line error message on a sheet of greenbar, or eventually would
> calculate a list of numbers or even print a picture composed of lines of
> characters. College papers were all typed with a Smith Corona electric (it
> was portable) using white out fluid or white correction sheets.
>
> One great IBM invention for the Selectric was to incorporate a correcting
> key that would remember the last keys typed and white them out as many
> times as you pressed the error key...my first experience with what would
> become the backspace/delete key. Disclosure: I'm 57.
>
> Mike Chadima
> Corporate Records Management, Inc.
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> fx 214.467.FILE
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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> Subject: Re: Friday Pondering-Technology
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> While at UC Berkeley in 1992, they were having a big sale for employees,
> they were selling really nice microscopes in a box and selectric
> typewriters with extra balls, each for about $50. I still have one of each.
> Which was the better investment?
>
> Robert
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> Dr. Robert L. Bailey, CRM, MIT, ECMp
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Friday, November 7, 2014 8:35:06 AM
> Subject: Re: Friday Pondering-Technology
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> In 1984, I got an IBM PC Jr. with a tractor feed, daisy wheel printer.
> It was the second edition "Jr.", with a real keyboard instead of the
> original with Chiclet keys. It came with a color monitor, which convinced
> me to go Big Blue instead of the monochrome Apple. As others have
> mentioned, it had dual 5.25" floppy drives, one for app software and one
> for data. I was the "first on my block" to ditch the typewriter.
>
> Gordy
> Gordon E.J. Hoke, CRM, IGP
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