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From: vulgarandmischevious on 12 Mar 2010 12:19 ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote: >Charlie wrote: >>There again, living on a continent >> with just one language (plus a bit of French in Quebec) they have no >> need to be more aware. > >"Just one language (plus a bit of French in Quebec)". And they're the >ignorant ones. Riiiight. He is getting close to my killfile, for rope-esque reasons.
From: 'Hog on 12 Mar 2010 13:14 Mick Whittingham wrote: > In article <4b9a7914$0$2531$da0feed9(a)news.zen.co.uk>, 'Hog > <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> writes >> vulgarandmischevious wrote: >>> So, a graduate of an IBM training course, then? Becuase I don't >>> know of any universities offering degrees in "IBM software", at >>> least, not in 1978. >> >> You forget just how old he is. The was probably *only* IBM in the >> day. > > Oi P*SS OFF. > > I'll have you know when I started as an Engineer, I was responsible > for an Elliot 903. > All on my own. > With a staggering 8K of wired core!! Nimrod? You really are a Dino -- Hog
From: 'Hog on 12 Mar 2010 13:17 Mick Whittingham wrote: > In the UK for instance Elliot 903s were popular because Elliot offered > them to educational centres at a big discount. > Popular software was SIR, FORTRAN, COBAL etc., but Elliot versions. I expect you will be going to... http://wickensonline.co.uk/declegacy -- Hog
From: Mick Whittingham on 12 Mar 2010 13:42 In article <4b9a846b$0$2482$db0fefd9(a)news.zen.co.uk>, 'Hog <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> writes >Mick Whittingham wrote: >> In article <4b9a7914$0$2531$da0feed9(a)news.zen.co.uk>, 'Hog >> <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> writes >>> vulgarandmischevious wrote: > >>>> So, a graduate of an IBM training course, then? Becuase I don't >>>> know of any universities offering degrees in "IBM software", at >>>> least, not in 1978. >>> >>> You forget just how old he is. The was probably *only* IBM in the >>> day. >> >> Oi P*SS OFF. >> >> I'll have you know when I started as an Engineer, I was responsible >> for an Elliot 903. >> All on my own. >> With a staggering 8K of wired core!! > >Nimrod? >You really are a Dino > Nimrod was an Elliot 920 I believe. And no I didn't work on that one. This was all to do with testing the HUD on a LTV A7. -- Mick Whittingham 'and I will make it a felony to drink small beer.' William Shakespeare, Henry VI part 2.
From: Mick Whittingham on 12 Mar 2010 13:44
In article <4b9a8543$0$2524$da0feed9(a)news.zen.co.uk>, 'Hog <sm911SPAM(a)CHIPShotmail.co.uk> writes >Mick Whittingham wrote: > >> In the UK for instance Elliot 903s were popular because Elliot offered >> them to educational centres at a big discount. >> Popular software was SIR, FORTRAN, COBAL etc., but Elliot versions. > >I expect you will be going to... >http://wickensonline.co.uk/declegacy > No, but Marconi used a lot of DEC machines in their ATEs. -- Mick Whittingham 'and I will make it a felony to drink small beer.' William Shakespeare, Henry VI part 2. |