sappatoti
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Joined: 10/30/2006 From: the edge of darkness... Status: offline
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Ah yes... the PDP-8... an IBM 360... an MDS 2100... with the punched tapes, punched cards, and reels upon reels of magnetic tape. Back when being a computer operator meant something... when it was a hard day's work. Especially when a hub lock broke on the tape drive, leaving the metal reel free to fly off in unanticipated directions during a high-speed wind... spooling hundreds of feet of tape off as we wait for the reel to finally come to rest. Yes, those were the days. ;-)
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Never mind the man on the edge of the darkness... he means no harm... "Community, Identity, Stability." ~ A Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 1932 If you don't like my attitude, QUIT TALKING TO ME!
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