Well, I do remember those days.  But I remember going to my dad's office to
see wall to wall computers, not my own.  My dad also has an old Altair with
a lower serial number than the one in the Smithsonian.  I remember playing
"catch the bit" on the front before I knew what a bit was.

--
Deanna Cusic, Co-owner
D & S Consulting Services
Nampa, Idaho
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"Gary Sielaff" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> You sound like my father.  Uphill both ways and in the snow and
> ten miles.  Wow dejavu all over again.
> GAry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tim Ericson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 12:14 PM
> Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Was Newbie needs help...
>
>
> > Glenn wrote:
> > > Chisel?  You had chisels?  We had to etch our stones with
> > > sticks - and hope we finished before the stick wore out...
> > > or we had to go off and find another!
> >
> > Stones?  You guys had STONES??
> >
> > HA!  We had to break sticks with our bare hands and lay
> > them in a line on the ground, then run back and forth --
> > UPHILL BOTH WAYS -- and *memorize* where the sticks
> > were and where they weren't!!
> >
> > AND THEN, there was no computer!!  We had to do the
> > binary calculations *in our heads*!!  And if you forgot
> > any part of the sequence?  We had to run it again!!
> >
> > And if it SNOWED!!  Let me tell you about when it snowed...
> >
> >  +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >   My mind is my own, as are my ideas and opinions.
> >   My heart, body, and soul, however, all belong to others.       Tim.
> >  +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >   Tim Ericson            tericson      DenKor Dental Management Corp.
> >   Sr. Systems Analyst     at denkor    503-526-4440 (my direct number)
> >     (& Systems Manager)     dot com         http://www.denkor.com
> >   Programming HPe3000s since 1983!     Quality dental care since 1970!
> >  +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >   UDCs and Command Files:  http://www.denkor.com/hp3000/command_files
> >  +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
>