Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

      From: James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com>
 To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
 Sent: Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 22:38
 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey
   
On 07/21/2015 07:15 AM, Gary Collins wrote:
> My first home computer was a BBC micro (anyone remember those?) That was back in the days when 
> programming had to be really tight, only had 32Kb (yes, Kb) of RAM; long term storage was all 
> external on cassette tapes

My first computer was an IMSAI 8080, which I built up from bare boards
and a bag of parts.  I also had to buy a memory card and some I/O for
it.  I initially loaded in software via switches on the front panel and
then saved to cassette.  Back in those days, you knew your computer
inside out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMSAI_8080
Awesome! 

We didn't have computers at all at school, and I didn't really start getting into them until some 
time later. At that time I had no particular desire or intention to use computers except for a bit 
of fun programming, but eventually the twists and turns of life led me into a job programming the 
things. I was never any good at building hardware, though I did gain considerable knowledge (mostly 
long since forgotten) of how the circuitry works....
/Gary
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