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From: darkfield on 10 Dec 2006 08:26
http://fullygeek.com/2006/12/bytes-were-bigger-in-the-good-old-days/


From: philo on 10 Dec 2006 10:25

"darkfield" <dark(a)field.com> wrote in message
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> http://fullygeek.com/2006/12/bytes-were-bigger-in-the-good-old-days/
>
>

that link did not work

did you mean this one:

http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/hard-drives-turn-50-today/

As I've always said...
back in 1956 we had the technology to build a desktop computer.

Yep back then we had the ability to make a desk 100 feet long
that could hold 30 tons :)



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From: CBFalconer on 10 Dec 2006 11:52
philo wrote:
> "darkfield" <dark(a)field.com> wrote in message
>
>> http://fullygeek.com/2006/12/bytes-were-bigger-in-the-good-old-days/
>
> that link did not work. did you mean this one:
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/13/hard-drives-turn-50-today/
>
> As I've always said...
> back in 1956 we had the technology to build a desktop computer.
>
> Yep back then we had the ability to make a desk 100 feet long
> that could hold 30 tons :)

If you'll settle for 1965 try:

<http://cbfalconer.home.att.net/firstpc/>

The breadboard needed about 8 lab benches. Got close to the 100
foot mark.

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From: philo on 10 Dec 2006 19:07


> >
> > As I've always said...
> > back in 1956 we had the technology to build a desktop computer.
> >
> > Yep back then we had the ability to make a desk 100 feet long
> > that could hold 30 tons :)
>
> If you'll settle for 1965 try:
>
> <http://cbfalconer.home.att.net/firstpc/>
>
> The breadboard needed about 8 lab benches. Got close to the 100
> foot mark.
>
>

Back in the 60's I did not believe in anything solid state...
I was all vacuum tubes in those days...

The only pre-PC computer I ever built was an EPROM programmer...
maybe in 1979 or so.
I have a picture of it somewhere...but don't recall the specs...
It was nothing to brag about I know



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