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[Hoji]

Yep. Heck, I remember when you actually needed to verbally confirm "Hayes compatible" in relevant conversations.

Now it's time to go completely off-track with discussions of 8-inch floppies and punch cards...

How about 8track tape cassettes ?

 

[Axxe55]

Yep. Heck, I remember when you actually needed to verbally confirm "Hayes compatible" in relevant conversations.

Now it's time to go completely off-track with discussions of 8-inch floppies and punch cards...

8 inch floppies? So now we are moving from turtles to bunnies? Hmmm......Okay!

 

[Axxe55]

How about 8track tape cassettes ?

Want to buy some? Or I could use an 8 track player.

 

[Dougw1515]

You say 8” floppies.... I think IBM word processor. Punch cards pre-date my entry into data comm. I showed up at the transition of thick net/vampire taps—->RG58 Thin net w/bnc connectors—>10BaseT and hung around until twisted pair were running 1Gb speeds and fiber-to-the-desktop was running copper out of town.

 

[Southpaw]

What is the best defensive round for a BOS? And do you serve it with mayo or catsup?

Add a poll to this thread, lets see who is pro/con BOS.

 

[V-Tach]

 

[benenglish]

How about 8track tape cassettes ?

Yep. Remember high-fidelity audio on VHS tapes? There have been a bunch of interesting, dead-end technologies. There are YT channels devoted to that stuff.

 

[Dougw1515]

Add a poll to this thread, lets see who is pro/con BOS.

Like the old country politician said when questioned of his position on the issue of the day “Why son... I feel strongly both ways!” He replied.

 

[benenglish]

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But how many people are aware that you could send a fax over those wires? And that commercial fax services date back to the time of the Civil War?

 

[SQLGeek]

Yep. Remember high-fidelity audio on VHS tapes? There have been a bunch of interesting, dead-end technologies. There are YT channels devoted to that stuff.

My father seemed to like to invest in them.

Betamax, Laser Disc and then HD-DVD. I think he was just unlucky when it came to that.

 

[TxStetson]

My father seemed to like to invest in them.

Betamax, Laser Disc and then HD-DVD. I think he was just unlucky when it came to that.

I would like to point out that HD DVD is still better than Blu-ray.

 

[robertc1024]

Yep. Heck, I remember when you actually needed to verbally confirm "Hayes compatible" in relevant conversations.

Now it's time to go completely off-track with discussions of 8-inch floppies and punch cards...

I first learned to program on a remote terminal hooked up to a mainframe with a 300 baud telephone modem. Graduated to punch cards for Fortran.

Y'all will laugh, but there is a vast array of industrial equipment still running over RS-232 & RS-485 at 9600,N,8,1 - or even slower speeds. Most of the devices I play with daily are still on those serial ports.

 

[popsgarland]

I thought this thread was about fax machines, 1911s, commies and turtles?

I understand now.
TURTLES are COMMIES waiting by FAX MACHINE to print a picture of a 1911.

 

[robertc1024]

Telex baby.

 

[Dougw1515]

But how many people are aware that you could send a fax over those wires? And that commercial fax services date back to the time of the Civil War?

Damn Ben... I had no idea you’re that old! Just WOW!!!

 

[Axxe55]

I would like to point out that HD DVD is still better than Blu-ray.

I'm going to ask a really dumb question. What is the big difference between Blu-Ray and a DVD?

Layman's terms please!

 

[Dougw1515]

I first learned to program on a remote terminal hooked up to a mainframe with a 300 baud telephone modem. Graduated to punch cards for Fortran.

Y'all will laugh, but there is a vast array of industrial equipment still running over RS-232 & RS-485 at 9600,N,8,1 - or even slower speeds. Most of the devices I play with daily are still on those serial ports.

On the Burger King here on the register display 9600 N 8 1 are visible. I’m assuming corporate polls the restaurant for daily sales records. But... geeesh.

 

[308nato]

Back in the day I used to repair just about every make of typewriter there was and
also printers , shredders and Panasonic fax machines.
Anyone have a IBM Selectric typewriter that needs repair as I have a ton of parts in my old tool case.LOL

 

[Dougw1515]

Back in the day I used to repair just about every make of typewriter there was and
also printers , shredders and Panasonic fax machines.
Anyone have a IBM Selectric typewriter that needs repair as I have a ton of parts in my old tool case.LOL

I seem to have misplaced my “any” key. Could you send me one?

 

[robertc1024]

Back in the day I used to repair just about every make of typewriter there was and
also printers , shredders and Panasonic fax machines.
Anyone have a IBM Selectric typewriter that needs repair as I have a ton of parts in my old tool case.LOL

My uncle helped design those.