On 2010-04-27 02:24 (AEST),
os2hardwarel@ftn.wpusa.dynip.com wrote:
* Forwarded (from: o2hardl) by mark lewis using timEd/2 1.10.y2k+.
* Originally from Bob Ackley to to-os2hardwarel.
* Original dated: Sun Apr 25, 06:23
Replying to a message of Mike O'Connor to All:
>> MIke, I've moved this discussion to CLASSIC_COMPUTER.
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>> | Fidonet: Bob Ackley 1:300/3
>> | Internet: Bob.Ackley@300-3.ftn.wpusa.dynip.com
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MO> Hi Bob,
MO> Sorry for two reasons :
MO> 1). I haven't a clue where CLASSIC_COMPUTERis located!
It's a Fidonet echo, this particular one is (also) a gated newsgroup. It
can probably be found on most any Internet BBS, Waldo's Place is one,
as is Doc's Place.
MO> 2). Although it's nice to reminisce about former items, I
MO> just don't have enough hours in the week to do so these
MO> days - 150/week on the computer (every week) is enough!
I'm a retired computer professional (not exactly by choice). I decided
a LONG time ago that if I had to sit at a computer all day at the office
I sure as heck wasn't going to do it all night too.
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Hi Bob,
Well I must be a real OS/2 nut - I always did both until I had to
"retire" back in 1995 for medical reasons [after almost getting killed
driving 80 miles to work for a 01:30 start, not once but twice by two
separate 40 ton semi-trailers (tractor-trailers to you?), one without
all their usual Christmas-tree lights, and no headlights on, on a
miserable wet night] but I had the advantage that I worked continuously variable sequences of shifts, and also a lot of them unscheduled
call-backs because someone else didn't turn up for the job which had to
be staffed 24 x 365, so it wasn't like having a day-job ever! Never ever
got bored working with the Weather Bureau in Aviation Meteorology! It's different every single day - although to the General Public it might
look like yet another sunny or rainy day, it was the subtle changes that
made it different, reporting and forecast-wise!
Once I involuntarily retired I was able to devote all the extra time I
used to spend in transit, so you know where that went into! :-)
With the infrastructure set up in Australia, BBSes weren't widely
available - and telecom fees were extremely expensive - so I never
partook of the opportunity. My connectivity was via IBM Global Services
(I used to get billed from Denmark, of all places!), and in order to get
a 14.4K modem connection I had to pay long distance charges as their
number was in Sydney 1,000km away (~625 miles), so all calls were as
short as possible, as IBM charged a base amount (~US$10/month) plus a connection-duration charge per call on top of the Telco's long distance charges.
But anyhow - I just love "My Operating System" and won't ever change it!
:-*
Regards,
Mike
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