tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post2169016038900040898..comments2024-03-28T02:54:46.537-04:00Comments on The TOF Spot: Now I Feel Really OldTheOFloinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-52966815484634962822015-11-23T09:46:13.515-05:002015-11-23T09:46:13.515-05:00Well, our systems programmer at the insurance comp...Well, our systems programmer at the insurance company I worked for last millenium kept a neat little brass abacus on his desk. He said that was the backup system. I prefer my slide rule. I can add.thefederalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514099991587503764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-81626595418151388432015-11-23T09:45:42.818-05:002015-11-23T09:45:42.818-05:00Well, our systems programmer at the insurance comp...Well, our systems programmer at the insurance company I worked for last millenium kept a neat little brass abacus on his desk. He said that was the backup system. I prefer my slide rule. I can add.thefederalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17514099991587503764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-49958926625637855712015-11-22T01:50:56.749-05:002015-11-22T01:50:56.749-05:00I almost feel like rising from my rocking chair an...I almost feel like rising from my rocking chair and brandishing my slide rule.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720409839023747889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-79390251645236557622015-11-21T21:13:40.519-05:002015-11-21T21:13:40.519-05:00My dad gave me my first computer when I was 18. Fi...My dad gave me my first computer when I was 18. First I had to format the hard drive. It took me three months and at the end the chisel was really blunt. The OS is still loading and should be ready sometime in March next year. And don't get me started about the internet speed. The mailman delivered my first byte a week ago and once my browser is loaded I'll begin to decrypt it. I wonder who it's from?<br /><br />There - I win!Ron Van Wegenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181898839992597105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-50108374508163700902015-11-21T00:12:41.630-05:002015-11-21T00:12:41.630-05:00Yea. Old.
Today, talking to a customer about the...Yea. Old. <br /><br />Today, talking to a customer about the system they have for running a financial analysis project: 16 processors, 64 gig of RAM, terabytes of storage. Just an off-the-shelf system they had lying around. <br /><br />My first computer had 256K of RAM and 40 meg of disk - and it was petty screaming for the times....Joseph Moorehttp://yardsaleofthemind.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com