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Article #62Re: What I've got and what I'd like to have
From: Victor-charles Scafati 4-6784 MR...
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:57
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:57
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In article <1992Nov18.041602.20897@vpnet.chi.il.us>, cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (gordon hlavenka) writes:
|> scafati@incoming.med.ge.com (Victor-charles Scafati 4-6784 MR Srv) writes:
|> >"REAL MEN" (and real women) don't use paper tape. They use front panels.
|>
|> Ah, yes... I remember the contests we used to have, seeing who could
|> toggle in the RIM loader the fastest. (That's probably one of the
|> reasons I need new switch handles :-) I don't remember the record
|> time, but I used to be about average -- I'll time myself and see what
|> it comes out to.
|>
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|> Gordon S. Hlavenka cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us
|> Vote straight ticket Procrastination party Dec. 3rd!
Ah yes, 6016, 6011, 5027, 6016.... We used to compete on a PDP8/I which
had the smooth rocker switches rather than the toggle type. The rockers
were far superior- you could kind of "flow" down the switches rather
than flick up or down. I have a PDP8/L, but I'd really like an PDP8/I
someday
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Newsgroups: alt.sys.pdp8 Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ornl!sunova!linac!uwm.edu!news.mr.med.ge.com!incoming!scafati From: scafati@incoming.med.ge.com (Victor-charles Scafati 4-6784 MR Srv) Subject: Re: What I've got and what I'd like to have Message-ID: <1992Nov18.165758.6984@mr.med.ge.com> Sender: scafati@incoming (Victor-charles Scafati 4-6784 MR Srv) Nntp-Posting-Host: incoming-gw Organization: GE Medical Systems References: <1992Nov14.061003.1247@vpnet.chi.il.us> <1992Nov17.161050.1022@mr.med.ge.com> <1992Nov18.041602.20897@vpnet.chi.il.us> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 16:57:58 GMT Lines: 29