On 2008-09-26 13:24:29 -0400, "Capt. JG" said:

Anyone remember the S100 bus? I worked with Concurrent CPM for a while.

I remember it and all the rest mentioned. The first time I saw a
Kaypro, I was in lust: A computer that you could carry as a
self-contained unit!

My dad was an early programmer, starting with "flip the switches" and
ending on an an IBM 360. For my 14th birthday, he took me down to see
his baby, then to the Academy of Music, featuring Dvorak's "New World
Symphony", my absolute favorite piece of music (I played French
horn).... That day is burned indelibly into my brain.

Here it is, 40 years later. Now, the machine I take down to the boat is
more powerful than the fastest supercomputers extant then. Dad's
computer was in a temple of technology; we very nearly had to put on
clean suits to enter the inner sanctum. We toss ours onto a settee
without a thought, slightly worry that it might be dropped a couple of
feet.

The march of tech is scary.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
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