Comments on: My First PC (and a little about my 2nd) http://qmusings.com/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/ Something to Think About Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:00:20 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 MsQ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:10:14 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/#comment-1291 ack: VI - VI-sual Editor. Even the acronym is overloaded! But yup, I likes VI. It's my generation's version of the punch cards that the "old timers" would tell me about when I went to school. ack: VI – VI-sual Editor. Even the acronym is overloaded! But yup, I likes VI. It’s my generation’s version of the punch cards that the “old timers” would tell me about when I went to school.

]]> By: ack http://qmusings.com/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 ack Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:47:14 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/#comment-1241 How many from the dark ages bought a notcher puncher to make their flippy disks? Or, did folks just use hole punches and/or knives? My first actual "PC" that I bought was a couple of years ago when a bought a refurbished notebook from overstock.com. I did have a hand-me-down PC that someone gave me that was an 8088. I used that for dialing in to work to catch up on e-mail, etc. in the evening. And read news on usenet when we had a feed, way back in the mid 90's or so. I used to have a Convergent Technologies Miniframe too. Fully blown, it was 2MB of RAM, with a Motorola 68010 processor, small amount of HD, and a weird 5.25" floppy drive. But, it ran UNIX, and that was my first experience with administering a UNIX system. Ah, the fun of adding users with 'vi'. How many from the dark ages bought a notcher puncher to make their flippy disks? Or, did folks just use hole punches and/or knives?

My first actual “PC” that I bought was a couple of years ago when a bought a refurbished notebook from overstock.com.

I did have a hand-me-down PC that someone gave me that was an 8088. I used that for dialing in to work to catch up on e-mail, etc. in the evening. And read news on usenet when we had a feed, way back in the mid 90’s or so.

I used to have a Convergent Technologies Miniframe too. Fully blown, it was 2MB of RAM, with a Motorola 68010 processor, small amount of HD, and a weird 5.25″ floppy drive. But, it ran UNIX, and that was my first experience with administering a UNIX system. Ah, the fun of adding users with ‘vi’.

]]> By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 MsQ Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:06:09 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/#comment-1133 esofthub: yep - backup-backup-backup! I have an upcoming post on PC backups. Less of a How-To and more of a warning! esofthub: yep – backup-backup-backup! I have an upcoming post on PC backups. Less of a How-To and more of a warning!

]]> By: esofthub http://qmusings.com/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 esofthub Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:37:00 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/#comment-1127 MsQ -- It was a Dru Hill CD. That reminds me, it's time for a backup! MsQ — It was a Dru Hill CD.

That reminds me, it’s time for a backup!

]]> By: MsQ http://qmusings.com/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 MsQ Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:17:42 +0000 http://qmusings.com/blog/2007/03/14/my-first-pc-and-a-little-about-my-2nd/#comment-1125 My mom's PC is supposed to arrive today. I did get a Dell but missed out on the 19" and got a 15". But I got a bigger HD and DVD/CD burner. She has a massive CRT monitor so I'll keep the 15" although my laptop has a 17". I had to buy something and you know how it goes - there is always a better deal. My mom’s PC is supposed to arrive today. I did get a Dell but missed out on the 19″ and got a 15″. But I got a bigger HD and DVD/CD burner. She has a massive CRT monitor so I’ll keep the 15″ although my laptop has a 17″. I had to buy something and you know how it goes – there is always a better deal.

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