if you hadn't already known this about the PDP-8

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Fri Dec 14 11:17:36 2001

On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Christopher Smith wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Doc [mailto:doc_at_mdrconsult.com]
>
> > Yeah... Most distros don't even have a headless install
> > option, and not
> > all PCs will even complete a POST without a video card. But more
> > relevant is the fact that hardly anybody I know, even the geeks, knows
> > what a null-modem cable is for, let alone own a serial terminal.
>
> You must not hang around with very high-quality geeks.

 Heh. I guess you'd have to define "quality".
 However, you have to remember this is Austin, the quintessential
techno-boomtown. If it's older than 6 months, it's useless. There aren't
really even many classic motorcycles here, considering the average
earnings.
 Me & Bill (and some guys at Goodwill) are holding the fort, though.

See ya later,
 Doc
Received on Fri Dec 14 2001 - 11:17:36 GMT