Byte magazine.

[Ian Field]

Just had a read through the wikipedia page, and although I had half an eye
on the TV, I couldn't find much if any mention of Steve Ciarcia.

I found an online repository of Byte magazines - from the early days there's
very few missing issues, but the collection seems to get increasingly gappy
about the same time Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar disappears.

It seemed to go at about the same time as an increasing volume of letters
praising the column and saying it was pretty much the highlight of the
magazine!

[John Hall]

In article <PsPZs.23453$NV7....@fx12.fr7>,

Ian Field <gangprob...@ntlworld.com> writes:
>Just had a read through the wikipedia page, and although I had
>half an eye on the TV, I couldn't find much if any mention of Steve
>Ciarcia.

Perhaps you could improve the page? I haven't read Byte for many years,
but his name is one of the two (along with Jerry Pournelle's) that come
to mind when I think of the magazine. (Even though I am very much a
software person rather than a hardware person.)

<snip>
--
John Hall

"Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong."
Oscar Wilde

[Ian Field]

"John Hall" <nospam...@jhall.co.uk> wrote in message
news:kRBLNEFQ...@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid...

> In article <PsPZs.23453$NV7....@fx12.fr7>,
> Ian Field <gangprob...@ntlworld.com> writes:
>>Just had a read through the wikipedia page, and although I had
>>half an eye on the TV, I couldn't find much if any mention of Steve
>>Ciarcia.
>
> Perhaps you could improve the page? I haven't read Byte for many years,
> but his name is one of the two (along with Jerry Pournelle's) that come
> to mind when I think of the magazine. (Even though I am very much a
> software person rather than a hardware person.)

My knowledge on the subject is at least as full of holes as the repository
of magazines I found online.

[gareth]

"John Hall" <nospam...@jhall.co.uk> wrote in message
news:kRBLNEFQ...@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid...

> to mind when I think of the magazine. (Even though I am very much a
> software person rather than a hardware person.)

Wivenhoe Park 1969?

[John Hall]

In message <lqjrko$mnn$1...@dont-email.me>, gareth
<no....@thank.you.invalid> writes

I'm afraid not.

Out of idle curiosity, how many years ago did I make the post to which
you were replying.
--
John Hall Weep not for little Leonie
Abducted by a French Marquis!
Though loss of honour was a wrench
Just think how it's improved her French. Harry Graham (1874-1936)

[gareth]

"John Hall" <john_...@jhall.co.uk> wrote in message
news:zvzQkTLPOT3TFw7R@jhall_nospamxx.demon.co.uk...

> In message <lqjrko$mnn$1...@dont-email.me>, gareth
> <no....@thank.you.invalid> writes
>>"John Hall" <nospam...@jhall.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:kRBLNEFQ...@jhall.demon.co.uk.invalid...
>>> to mind when I think of the magazine. (Even though I am very much a
>>> software person rather than a hardware person.)
>>
>>Wivenhoe Park 1969?
>
> I'm afraid not.

OK, computing bloke of the same name in the hall of residence.

> Out of idle curiosity, how many years ago did I make the post to which you
> were replying.

No idea. I recently subscribed to this group and there weren't that many
posts so I read 'em all.

[Mike Coon]

On 03/08/2014 09:42, gareth wrote:
> "John Hall" <john_...@jhall.co.uk> wrote in message

>> Out of idle curiosity, how many years ago did I make the post to which you
>> were replying.
>
> No idea. I recently subscribed to this group and there weren't that many
> posts so I read 'em all.

According to the listing I see, it was 7th March 2013. Not long ago for
those who still have a functioning memory. Not me, Guv...

Mike.

[Vir Campestris]

On 03/08/2014 09:42, gareth wrote:

> No idea. I recently subscribed to this group and there weren't that many
> posts so I read 'em all.

<ting> Group. I bet you've subscribed via google groups, not realising
this is a newsgroup (nntp). Google don't seem to show dates on their
system - I've seen replies to stuff 10 years old.

Andy

[gareth]

"Vir Campestris" <vir.cam...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:7dednTshGvhDcELO...@brightview.co.uk...

You lose your money.

[Vir Campestris]

I owe you a tanner.

Andy

[gareth]

"Vir Campestris" <vir.cam...@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

news:IsqdnYuOXpKbR37O...@brightview.co.uk...

"With sixpence to spend, you've got Buttons to lend
and Buttons to last you all the day"?

"Don't forget the fruit gums, chum, threepence and sixpence"

"1001 for clean, clean carpets, for only half-a-crown"

"Why does Pussy head straight for the bowl containing Jellymeat Whiskas?

Because she does not like iron filings and saw dust."


No, I'm not that old, I'm even older :-)

Joking apart, my vintage computer history is ICL1900 Fortran 66 in 1969
during
first year at Uni; PDP-11 assembler in vac job 1971, PDP-8e as the subject
matter
for both hardware and software courses in final year at Uni, then 10 more
years
of PDP-11 assembler.

1973 was the start of my homebrew CPU, TTL, 8-bit, own instruction set, and
I
felt really well off to have 128 bytes of semiconductor RAM!

Otherwise, numerous micros and languages in a professional capacity going
back
42 years.

[Vir Campestris]

On 08/08/2014 15:55, gareth wrote:
> "1001 for clean, clean carpets, for only half-a-crown"

Wasn't that _less_ than 2/6d?

Ah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3wacuIsdug

Andy

[Wm...]

Fri, 8 Aug 2014 15:55:33 <ls2odd$fob$1...@dont-email.me>
gareth <no....@thank.you.invalid> wrote...

>Otherwise, numerous micros and languages in a professional capacity going
>back
>42 years.

We don't do dating much here.

--
Wm...