[Healeys] Computer Stuff not Healey related

[John Sims]

Ha. Beat you. My first home computer was a Vic=20 - the predecessor of the
Commodore 64. Loved to program the think in Basic to make games! Came with
4k of which 2.5K was used by the operating system. Still remember
programming and coping the programs to a tape recorder. Had to open the
peripherals -- belive the command "open 7" started the tape recorder so that
you could upload programs.

John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
 
www.healey6.com

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces+ahbn6=optonline.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:healeys-bounces+ahbn6=optonline.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Don
Yarber
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 7:26 PM
To: Healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Computer Stuff not Healey related

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