Re: Ping Charlie
Esra Sdrawkcab
> Bill Turlock wrote, in <4B099C2D...@sonnnic.invalid>
> on Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:16:45 -0800:
>
>> Nick Spalding wrote:
>> >
>> > John Hatpin wrote, in <nmpgg5phkef89gqnr...@4ax.com>
>> > on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:25:29 +0000:
>> >
>> > > Anyway, I'm gradually abandoning some of the more rigid separations
>> I
>> > > have elsewhere on the internet. After all, I'm not interesting
>> enough
>> > > or have enough to hide to be worried. I'd just rather not be forced
>> > > along that road for no good reason.
>> >
>> > That has always been my attitude so I have never made any attempt to
>> > disguise myself.
>> >
>> > My email address attracts a little spam, averaging 15 a day over the
>> > last month all of which were directed to Junk by Agent. The last
>> month
>> > has been unusual in being totally effective, I keep tabs on what it
>> > misses and most months an average of ~3 end up in my Inbox. I can
>> live
>> > with that.
>> >
>> > I am in the Dublin phone book.
>>
>> I'll call, we'll chat. about the 1401, which IIRC had it's 50th
>> aniv. recently
>
> That would be very nice. It was a fine machine, and its reader, punch
> and printer were good enough to be relabeled for 360. I was actually
> more familiar with the 1440 which was almost identical cpu-wise but had
> really crappy i/o devices. The members of the family I really liked
> were the grown up ones, the 1410 and even more so the 7010 - 5 digit
> addresses, 15 index registers, 100k core.
>
> There was also the 1460 which was a 1440 speeded up by about 80% and
> given the 1402/3 i/o kit. I never saw one but like many who looked
> after 1440s I had a 1460 clock to overclock the 1440 to pick off dodgy
> cards.
I'm surprised you haven't gone over to alt.folklore.computers, where they
love to talk of 1401s.
(x-post added)
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Nuns! Reverse!
Bill Turlock
I had, for reasons unimportant here, cleared out my 'groups list
on this reader, and hadn't been there in a while. Just last week
I scribed again, and a few nights ago was rummaging through the
subjects, and saw one on the 1401, thus my comment. I'm sure I've
seen Nick over there, too.
Nick Spalding
on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00:33 -0800:
You have.
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Nick Spalding