Nowadays if you look on campus, the geeks have some sort of personal
computer that they carry around with them. Earlier, it was a
Programmable calculator attached to their belt in a holster.
In my time we had a Versalog slide rule in a holster attached to their
belts.
We've come a long way....Baby!
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 8:18 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Geeks
> there is at least one geek here...I started in 1968 on an IBM
7094/1401 and
> then the 360/65 on up!
Ok, you got me beat. I didn't get started until about 1971, on an IBM
1130 that
my high school class was allowed to use occasionally.
Randall
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