RFC: ClassicCmp Demographics/Geographics

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Sun Feb 10 22:29:59 2002

On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Joe wrote:

> At 05:46 PM 2/10/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, Doc Shipley wrote:
> >
> >> Hey.
> >> Along the lines of last week's "specialty" thread, I'm kind of curious
> >> where the various members (including and especially lurkers) live.
> >> Maybe more to the point, where our various machines and parts dumps
> >> reside....
> >
> >Yeah, that sounds like a good/useful idea. I'd be willing to do some work
> >on setting this up. I could even host the database... right now, using
> >a server on Purdue's campus.
> >
> >> I've managed so far never to touch a database, but this strikes me as
> >> an interesting-enough and simple-enough first project. I'm interested
> >> in listing and correlating several things:
> >
> >The last time I've really played with a database was back in Windows 3.1
> >days with Microsoft Access. However, I know people that know what they're
> >doing and could assist me ;). [I'd propose a system set up on a Linux
> >server, not Windows of course.]
>
> Linux, bah! Set it up on a 64k floppy drive only CPM system using DBase
> version 1.

Hear! Hear! Perhaps even an Ampro LittleBoard!

                                                 - don

> Joe
>
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Received on Sun Feb 10 2002 - 22:29:59 GMT