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Scott Lurndal
Nov 7, 2022, 4:17:38 PM11/7/22
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Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
Kerr-Mudd, John
Nov 8, 2022, 4:28:35 AM11/8/22
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:33:00 -0500
Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:17:36 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> >
> > Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>
> Sure.
>
> Have a still off topic thing: My old computer I used a main computer until
> the turn of last year is now merely a server (mail, web and stuff), and
> will be 10 years old December 27. It also runs a Linux distribution I
> installed two years before on a different machine which soon died, moved
> its hard disk over to the soon 10 year old machine.
My (Dell) PC Bios has 'copyright 1990-2004'
--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.
Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:17:36 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> >
> > Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>
>
> Have a still off topic thing: My old computer I used a main computer until
> the turn of last year is now merely a server (mail, web and stuff), and
> will be 10 years old December 27. It also runs a Linux distribution I
> installed two years before on a different machine which soon died, moved
> its hard disk over to the soon 10 year old machine.
My (Dell) PC Bios has 'copyright 1990-2004'
--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.
Charlie Gibbs
Nov 8, 2022, 2:59:19 PM11/8/22
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On 2022-11-08, Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:17:36 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>
> On Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:17:36 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>
>> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>
>
> Sure.
>
> Have a still off topic thing: My old computer I used a main computer until
> the turn of last year is now merely a server (mail, web and stuff), and
> will be 10 years old December 27. It also runs a Linux distribution I
> installed two years before on a different machine which soon died, moved
> its hard disk over to the soon 10 year old machine.
The Lenovo T410 I'm writing this on was released in 2010. I bought
>
> Have a still off topic thing: My old computer I used a main computer until
> the turn of last year is now merely a server (mail, web and stuff), and
> will be 10 years old December 27. It also runs a Linux distribution I
> installed two years before on a different machine which soon died, moved
> its hard disk over to the soon 10 year old machine.
it refurbished several years ago for $350. It runs Debian Bullseye
(the current stable release), with Windows XP under VirtualBox.
It does everything I need it to do - and has a wonderful keyboard.
What more could I want?
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\ / <cgi...@kltpzyxm.invalid> | Apple is a cult.
X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | Linux is anarchy.
/ \ if you read it the right way. | Pick your poison.
Peter Flass
Nov 8, 2022, 4:34:21 PM11/8/22
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Charlie Gibbs <cgi...@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote:
> On 2022-11-08, Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:17:36 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>
>>> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>>
>> Sure.
>>
>> Have a still off topic thing: My old computer I used a main computer until
>> the turn of last year is now merely a server (mail, web and stuff), and
>> will be 10 years old December 27. It also runs a Linux distribution I
>> installed two years before on a different machine which soon died, moved
>> its hard disk over to the soon 10 year old machine.
>
> The Lenovo T410 I'm writing this on was released in 2010. I bought
> it refurbished several years ago for $350. It runs Debian Bullseye
> (the current stable release), with Windows XP under VirtualBox.
> It does everything I need it to do - and has a wonderful keyboard.
> What more could I want?
>
Mine is probably more than 10. I’m starting to think about getting a new
> On 2022-11-08, Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:17:36 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>
>>> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>>
>> Sure.
>>
>> Have a still off topic thing: My old computer I used a main computer until
>> the turn of last year is now merely a server (mail, web and stuff), and
>> will be 10 years old December 27. It also runs a Linux distribution I
>> installed two years before on a different machine which soon died, moved
>> its hard disk over to the soon 10 year old machine.
>
> The Lenovo T410 I'm writing this on was released in 2010. I bought
> it refurbished several years ago for $350. It runs Debian Bullseye
> (the current stable release), with Windows XP under VirtualBox.
> It does everything I need it to do - and has a wonderful keyboard.
> What more could I want?
>
one, it’s starting to get a bit sluggish.
--
Pete
Anssi Saari
Nov 9, 2022, 6:58:55 AM11/9/22
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Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> writes:
> Mine is probably more than 10. I’m starting to think about getting a new
> one, it’s starting to get a bit sluggish.
Yah, I retired my Thinkpad X201 this year which is about 2010
> Mine is probably more than 10. I’m starting to think about getting a new
> one, it’s starting to get a bit sluggish.
vintage. Dual cores, 2.4 GHz, 6 GB RAM, SSD. Now too slow to render web
pages and the replacement battery I bought is a poor fit. Some keys on
the keyboard were getting a little mushy. Also its slow wifi and USB has
been a pain for a long time already. The 3G modem was never that good
either.
Charles Richmond
Nov 11, 2022, 6:09:25 PM11/11/22
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On 11/8/2022 1:59 PM, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2022-11-08, Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:17:36 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>
>>> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>>
>> Sure.
>>
>> Have a still off topic thing: My old computer I used a main computer until
>> the turn of last year is now merely a server (mail, web and stuff), and
>> will be 10 years old December 27. It also runs a Linux distribution I
>> installed two years before on a different machine which soon died, moved
>> its hard disk over to the soon 10 year old machine.
>
> The Lenovo T410 I'm writing this on was released in 2010. I bought
> it refurbished several years ago for $350. It runs Debian Bullseye
> (the current stable release), with Windows XP under VirtualBox.
> It does everything I need it to do - and has a wonderful keyboard.
> What more could I want?
>
Whatever "more" you possibly could want... you'd probably be *far*
> On 2022-11-08, Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:17:36 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>
>>> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>>
>> Sure.
>>
>> Have a still off topic thing: My old computer I used a main computer until
>> the turn of last year is now merely a server (mail, web and stuff), and
>> will be 10 years old December 27. It also runs a Linux distribution I
>> installed two years before on a different machine which soon died, moved
>> its hard disk over to the soon 10 year old machine.
>
> The Lenovo T410 I'm writing this on was released in 2010. I bought
> it refurbished several years ago for $350. It runs Debian Bullseye
> (the current stable release), with Windows XP under VirtualBox.
> It does everything I need it to do - and has a wonderful keyboard.
> What more could I want?
>
better off *not* having!!! Oh... maybe you meant only in terms of
computer software. ;-)
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Charles Richmond
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Charles Richmond
Nov 11, 2022, 6:11:17 PM11/11/22
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produces x86 code???
Peter Flass
Nov 11, 2022, 8:16:37 PM11/11/22
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Charles Richmond <code...@aquaporin4.com> wrote:
> On 11/9/2022 3:36 AM, Anssi Saari wrote:
>> Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> writes:
>>
>>> Mine is probably more than 10. I’m starting to think about getting a new
>>> one, it’s starting to get a bit sluggish.
>>
>> Yah, I retired my Thinkpad X201 this year which is about 2010
>> vintage. Dual cores, 2.4 GHz, 6 GB RAM, SSD. Now too slow to render web
>> pages and the replacement battery I bought is a poor fit. Some keys on
>> the keyboard were getting a little mushy. Also its slow wifi and USB has
>> been a pain for a long time already. The 3G modem was never that good
>> either.
>
> Do you have a port of your PL/I compiler that runs on the laptop and
> produces x86 code???
>
>
This tor me?
> On 11/9/2022 3:36 AM, Anssi Saari wrote:
>> Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> writes:
>>
>>> Mine is probably more than 10. I’m starting to think about getting a new
>>> one, it’s starting to get a bit sluggish.
>>
>> Yah, I retired my Thinkpad X201 this year which is about 2010
>> vintage. Dual cores, 2.4 GHz, 6 GB RAM, SSD. Now too slow to render web
>> pages and the replacement battery I bought is a poor fit. Some keys on
>> the keyboard were getting a little mushy. Also its slow wifi and USB has
>> been a pain for a long time already. The 3G modem was never that good
>> either.
>
> Do you have a port of your PL/I compiler that runs on the laptop and
> produces x86 code???
>
>
http:www.iron-spring.com
--
Pete
Anthk
Nov 12, 2022, 7:59:26 AM11/12/22
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On 2022-11-07, Scott Lurndal <sc...@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
OpenBSD, Atom n270 CPU, 1GB of RAM. Compared to a PIII with 128
> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
of RAM from y2k, the equivalent to a computer
of its era would be a Pentium 90 or
a 486 DX100 with 32MB of RAM.
I guess it counts...
A.T. Murray
Nov 13, 2022, 1:05:38 AM11/13/22
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Al Kossow
Nov 13, 2022, 5:05:38 PM11/13/22
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On 11/7/22 1:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/redditor-discovers-legendary-1956-computer-in-grandparents-basement/
> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>
and as long as I'm here, fsck a.f.c
Peter Flass
Nov 13, 2022, 5:31:50 PM11/13/22
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--
Pete
Thomas Koenig
Nov 14, 2022, 1:42:23 AM11/14/22
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Peter Flass
Nov 14, 2022, 9:53:02 AM11/14/22
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--
Pete
Charlie Gibbs
Nov 14, 2022, 12:51:29 PM11/14/22
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kowtow to Lord Bill.
Thomas Koenig
Nov 14, 2022, 2:09:53 PM11/14/22
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Charlie Gibbs <cgi...@kltpzyxm.invalid> schrieb:
just like the did for the Blackjack program of old.
Nobody can fire him, or Bill's empire would come crashing down.
> On 2022-11-14, Thomas Koenig <tko...@netcologne.de> wrote:
>
>> Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> schrieb:
>>
>>> Al Kossow <a...@bitsavers.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/7/22 1:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>>>>>
>>>> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/redditor-discovers-legendary-1956-computer-in-grandparents-basement/
>>>>
>>>> and as long as I'm here, fsck a.f.c
>>>
>>> I’m surprised Mel’s mummy wasn’t sitting there still coding.
>>
>> He probably still has a job at Microsoft.
>
> Nah, his programs worked too well, and he wouldn't
> kowtow to Lord Bill.
He wrote the secret, self-modifying code at the core of Windows,
>
>> Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> schrieb:
>>
>>> Al Kossow <a...@bitsavers.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/7/22 1:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Can we please return the discussion to old computer stories?
>>>>>
>>>> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/11/redditor-discovers-legendary-1956-computer-in-grandparents-basement/
>>>>
>>>> and as long as I'm here, fsck a.f.c
>>>
>>> I’m surprised Mel’s mummy wasn’t sitting there still coding.
>>
>> He probably still has a job at Microsoft.
>
> Nah, his programs worked too well, and he wouldn't
> kowtow to Lord Bill.
just like the did for the Blackjack program of old.
Nobody can fire him, or Bill's empire would come crashing down.
greymaus
Nov 14, 2022, 4:17:46 PM11/14/22
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Great Image. Bill, being adored by his followers as the great God, while
something called RMS strains against the pillers, Hey, Arnie at the
party!.
--
grey...@mail.com
Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, I smell the stench of an Influencer.
Where is our money gone, Dude?
Charles Richmond
Nov 17, 2022, 3:37:49 AM11/17/22
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95 is a good example of the "butterfly effect", as any little thing you
do in Win95 can crash the system!!! :-(
greymaus
Nov 17, 2022, 6:31:27 AM11/17/22
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business meeting on a machine with 95. Crash, crash, and I was mortified
in sympathy with him
Charlie Gibbs
Nov 17, 2022, 1:37:51 PM11/17/22
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On 2022-11-17, greymaus <grey...@dmaus.org> wrote:
> I have memories of Windows 95, a man was to show a presentation at a
> business meeting on a machine with 95. Crash, crash, and I was mortified
> in sympathy with him
There's nothing like a demo to make a system crash.
> I have memories of Windows 95, a man was to show a presentation at a
> business meeting on a machine with 95. Crash, crash, and I was mortified
> in sympathy with him
It's even happened to Bill Gates - although in his
case my sympathy is lacking.
Charles Richmond
Nov 19, 2022, 6:27:03 AM11/19/22
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On 11/17/2022 12:37 PM, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2022-11-17, greymaus <grey...@dmaus.org> wrote:
>
>> I have memories of Windows 95, a man was to show a presentation at a
>> business meeting on a machine with 95. Crash, crash, and I was mortified
>> in sympathy with him
>
> There's nothing like a demo to make a system crash.
> It's even happened to Bill Gates - although in his
> case my sympathy is lacking.
>
Recalling some good advice about demos... *never* use a program that
> On 2022-11-17, greymaus <grey...@dmaus.org> wrote:
>
>> I have memories of Windows 95, a man was to show a presentation at a
>> business meeting on a machine with 95. Crash, crash, and I was mortified
>> in sympathy with him
>
> There's nothing like a demo to make a system crash.
> It's even happened to Bill Gates - although in his
> case my sympathy is lacking.
>
produces obvious results. For example, if the demo program supposedly
calculates the day-of-the week... some person will put in today's
date... the computer says it is Thursday, but everyone in the room knows
it is Tuesday.
Instead use software that calculates numerical solutions of some
differential equations. Then, *no* matter what comes out, you can swear
up-and-down that it's the *right* answer!!! Few observers (often
reporters) will have the savvy to question the answer!
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