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Posted by Dave D on 10/23/05 18:58
"AlmostBob" <anonymous1@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:WFQ6f.27697$y_1.1412@edtnps89...
> still have an Olivetti m24 with a 20MB hard drive hanging off the network
> as
> a print server, state of the art in 1986, using Dos 3.31 netware2.11 to
> connect to the hub & windows pcs, the band printer on its parallel port
> dont
> have windows drivers, print 20000 lines /minute, and a HP7475 takes hours
> to plot a 1189*841A0 sheet
>
> I feel OLD
>
I used to enjoy PCs in those days, as most of my time was spent repairing
and tinkering. There was quite a bit of money to be made when you could
specialise in formatting MFM, RLL and ESDI hard drives and no-one else you
knew could!
Now, anyone with functioning hands can build a PC, it's not fair!
Dave
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