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Re: Humor in HP documentation?(PHANTASM)
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Glenn Cole <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 17 Dec 1997 22:05:21 -0800
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Joe writes:

> For those of us who cut our teeth on the HP2000 --- BASIC.PUB.SYS was very
> flexible <g>.

The single biggest improvement for me what that BASIC/3000 actually gave
a *prompt* when ready for the next cmd. Not so with the 2000. (Working at
a 110 bps RCA TeleType and not even knowing when it's okay to type again
gives a real appreciation for how far things have come.)

--Glenn

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