Luftschiffe (was:ebay - Minivac 601, 1st pers. digital computer 1960s)

From: Max Eskin <kurtkilg_at_geocities.com>
Date: Thu Dec 17 19:50:02 1998

>Yes, this is pretty much off topic, but as I said before,
>airships were the immediate cause of my getting involved with
>computers back in the late 70s when I was fresh out of the
>USAF and sick and tired of heavier-than-air equipment.

With the exception of certain bloated operating systems that indeed float on
vapour, most computers are heavier-than-air equipment :)
Why _were_ you sick of airplanes?
Received on Thu Dec 17 1998 - 19:50:02 GMT