[plug] Hacker challenge ends in feuding

[Richard Meyer]

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>On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 10:25, Richard Meyer wrote:
>>> * VAX - dunno which one, big box in a room

>I'va also programmed a MicroVax, DEC Professional and Rainbow (blend of
>Z80 and 8088), Victor 9000 (beaut keyboard), NEC APC (I through IV) and
>some whacky hp colour terminal thingies with the interpretive BASIC to
>end all BASICs.

Used an HP 9830(?) with a BASIC that was frightened of nothing. It had
slots to plug in ROMs which contained extensions to BASIC for specialised
purposes. In the Civil Engineering dept we had the Matrix algebra and
complex number ROM's IIRC.

>Also PDP-11s from '03 to '73, and a DECsystem-10 running STOP-10 (show
>your age, tell me which letter is out of sequence). Hmmm... what else?
>Data Genital (a Naked Mini and one of their real minis running AOS).
>Wang 2200B. IBM System/34 (ya gotta like commas).

Used S/34 a LOT at the beginning of my career. Programming in WSU. Just in
case anyone wants to know it was an adaptation of RPG2 with extensions for
screen handling. Perfect for data entry apps.

>Also, Apple ///, Apple //c and a StarCard in an Apple //e. Assorted
>random Z80s.

>> What, no Trash-80? (TRS 80 - anyone remember who made it?)

>A company skill in marketing leather goods.

>> No Sharp Z80?

>Exidy Sorcerer? AIM-65? Hitachi Peach? Osborne 1? KayPro II, IV, 10.
>Other stuff.

There seem to be a fairly high proportion of OF's around (Old Farts). Me,
Leon and Onno, at least, unless Leon and Onno were just child prodigies who
visited their uncles at the museum of failed old computers.

Better kill this thread or the "young whippersnappers" are likely to get
bored.

Cheers
RichardM

>Cheers; Leon