Posted on 03/11/2006 12:37:07 PM PST by frankjr
Did you put your programs on a standard tape recorder? (No hard drive)
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
I do not understand how internal information on internal servers end up on a commercial data site. The only thing made public by the CIA is its World Fact book. Keep it that way.
What I ask is why in the hell disclose any national security information or anything about CIA operatives to any newspaper and ask them not to print or leak it?
How stupid is that???
Commodore 64, my first computer, sweet
Sure did..
Tandy Color Computer 1.. 16K memory (premium edition, standard had 4K memory )
Audio tape input/output...TV conversion box video..
I bought a book of Hewlett-Packard Basic programs and typed them in by hand, learning basic by doing command conversions myself..
Some HP Basic commands are not included in Tandy CoCo1 Basic.. Subroutines have to be written to replace them..
All printer commands had to be re-written as well, as HP formatting was different..
It was probably the most "productive" time I ever spent with a computer..
Oh.. Yeah..
I converted (hand wired) this same machine to 64K, cutting leads on the motherboard, and soldering in jumpers for the new memory chips, from instructions found in several magazines..
The "new" conversion tended to overheat, and a fan was later silicon-glued onto the vents at the rear..
I used this machine for many years..
Even went on the "internet" with it starting at 300 baud.. eventually whizzing along at 1200 bd..
I still have mine. I had the orange type. I still prefer the Compaq keyboard.
Yes. Programs went on a cassette tape. We didn't have a hard drive or even a floppy disk. Those were the days.
A freind of mine bought an "ADAM"...
Wouldn't work unless the printer was hooked up..
The OS was on tape and could be overwritten.. (and it was)
Once the OS was gone, the machine was junk..
Just a big, big, paperweight..
I finally switched to PC's in (about) '94 or so..
Pretty much just been a "user" since then, aside from installing my own boards and such..
For some reason, the programming / hobbyist stuff became less "fun"..
It's probably the increasing complexity and my increasing age that combined there..
It was a great time to be into computers, though..
That's as nostalgic as looking at my children's baby pictures. In fact, I was usually holding one of them as I was typing up minutes and building Members' lists on my CoCo.
We upgraded to 32 bits and were living high on the hog!
Pinz
LOL !!! I still have that ( TI-99). I am looking at it right now :-)
I started with a Timex/Sinclair
It's evident that the Tribune went to the CIA before the story was run and worked with them to identify the holes in their security while maintaining the confidentiality of CIA agents' identities. At the same time, the Tribune did it's job as a paper. I see no problem here.
The FIRST portable was the Oborne 1, in 1981 - I had one.
http://oldcomputers.net/osborne.html
The Compaq oportable was the first IBM compatible, and came out in 1982. I also used one at work.
http://www.cedmagic.com/history/compaq-portable.html
I also built a Sinclair ZX-80 from a kit - membrane keyboard, cassette program storage - I think I paid $149 for it.
My first was an 8088. It bopped along at 4.77 MHz, screamed at 8 MHz in turbo and had no hard drive. But why would anyone want a hard drive if you couldn't figure out how you'd ever fill a 360 kb floppy? I'm pretty sure the box was fashioned out of a sunken Korean battleship.
You left out the /sarcasm tag.
you forgot the "/doofus" tag
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