OT: I Remember When

[capnq]

I remember when the "high speed" setting on my modem was 1200 baud (normal speed was 300).

My first computer programming class (senior year of high school, '76-'77) used acoustic couplers to connect a teletype to the mainframe. We used punched paper tape for local storage. We also had a programmable calculator bigger than an electric typewriter which was programmed using punched cards (which had to be punched by hand).

I remember seeing _Star Wars_ in a first-run theater, before it was called Episode IV.

[tbontob]

I remember in 1981 when printers were well in excess of $1,000.00.

What I did was modify a IBM Selectric II correctable typewriter into a printer. It was a lot of fun working with all those solinoids etc.

Worked very well. And the printout was very professional.

[Gandalph]

Originally posted by tesco samoa:
Gandalph 300

HUH???

[Lupusman]

You never gonna be able to fix those things. It's human nature to be corrupt. Gotta complain to the big man upstairs.

[Gandalph]

I remember paying $2700 for my first 8086 computer, opting for dual floppies and 1 meg of memory(hard drives were non-existant).

I remember tweaking my first 14.4k modem to achieve 10k throughput speeds.

I remember bulletin Boards, because web pages were almost non-existent.

I remember when you didn't have to contribute to the insurance scam.

I remember when a verbal agreement was binding.

[tbontob]

In 1981, when I bought my first personal computer, floppies had not been invented for it yet.

We had to save our programs on a tape recorder.

[Gandalph]

I remember working on systems that used punch cards for memory and storage.