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Subject: [Healeys] Computer Stuff not Healey related
From: "Don Yarber" <donyarber@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 18:26:08 -0500
I see that a lot of you guys are as old (or older) than me!

I started on computers in 1955 when the USNavy went to Federal Stock 
Numbers.  We had a computer aboard ship that was about 12 ft by 12 ft by 8 
ft tall.  It produced so much heat that we had to shut down air conditioning 
units in one mess hall and re-route the ducts to that room in order to keep 
the computer running.  It had over 300 vacuum tubes in it.

My first personal computer was a Commodore 64 (one that I still have) with a 
1541 disk drive.  It was great.  I learned Commodore Basic and programmed a 
lot of stuff on it, including a Master Scheduling Plan for production of 
plastic drinking glasses, trays, etc. produced by Campbell Brothers Plastics 
and sold to MacDonalds, Burger King, Carl Jr., and others.  I used that 
program until CamBro bought one from IBM.

Then I graduated to a Tandy.  It was the first one that I bought a modem for 
and connected with other computer geeks across the nation.

AND I STILL DON'T KNOW ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT COMPUTERS !!!

So if you guys know it all, share it with those of us who do NOT.

My Book, "Corpses and Canyons" is doing well.  Thanks to those of you who 
have purchased it.  To those who haven't, autographed copies are available 
for $15.99 (plus $2 shipping) from:

Don Yarber
1028 Clint Russell Road
Morganfield, KY 42437


Don Yarber
 62 BN7 MK2 3000 (sold to Dan White)
Author of "Bodies and Beaches" and "Corpses and Canyons"
Find news about my books at
www.kipyardleymysteries.com
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