Portable environment (was: Re: Available: DEC LA120 printer)

From: ben franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Fri Apr 23 16:26:43 2004

Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

> Indeed. Sigh. Another case of computer ideas coming full circle and
> being passed off as "new". I must admit that I'd even forgotten that this
> is how it used to be <ashamed blush>.
>
But with a floppy ( 8 inch ) { providing it worked right }
you could do real work on the computer, in 32k+ of memory.
How many gig are needed for today's all singing and dancing
( but no work ) computers.
Ben.
PS. The 8 inch drive had sticky heads in seeking tracks.
Hit the drive to get it to work but not too hard as that
would reset the computer because of a lose card.
Ben.
Received on Fri Apr 23 2004 - 16:26:43 BST