Stan Barr wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> jpero_at_sympatico.ca said:
> > > > > I suppose to commemorate my birth, I'll need to get an S-100 box
> > > > > of some sort, or possibly:
> > > ...snip...snip...snip
> > > >
> > > > Well, for a birthyear computer, anyone know where I
> > > > can find a slightly-used IBM 709? I used to have the
> > > > IBM 711 Card Reader and 716 Line Printer...
> > > >
> > > > <sob!>
> > > >
> > > > -dq
> >
> > Well, i add to this pot:
> >
> > My birth-year is 1972, in that era what typical 'puter small enough
> > to fit on desk or on floor (tower) and easy to ship?
>
> All of a sudden I feel _very_ old ;-( There were no working electronic
> computers when I was born...even Collosus was still a few months from
> completion....
Well you could go after the mechanical ones :)
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Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 13:04:38 BST