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  1. 09-10-2009, 01:27 PM #11
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    Now this does bring back memories......... Logging into the university conection to telnet Rutgers and a few other BBS's on the internet, MUDS, and I remember the days when I helped administer a node for FidoNet for the state of Montana. I remember going from 1200 Baud to 9600 Baud and thinking I was almost as fast as conected to the server Now I look at 56k dialup and groan when I have to use it......


    And I will have to give extra Old Folks points if you know all of the references in that one.
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    MUDS....the true MMORPGs of their day. And I remember being "online" on a commodore 64 with a 300 baud modem. Then stepping up to 1200 and thinking it was hot stuff.
    "Keep on reaching for the stars. You may find that someday you can pull yourself out of the gutter."
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    Ah, Commodore 64's and TI99's. Those were the days!
    I'd really rather not cache, but I am helpless in the grip of my compulsion!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gob-ler View Post
    Ah, Commodore 64's and TI99's. Those were the days!
    I still have both my Commodore 64 and my Commodore 128 - with all peripherals. Sheesh! I remember spending 15 minutes loading a simple word processing program from the cassette deck. LOL!

    Double Sheesh! The Commodore 128 had 128 kilobytes of RAM. The computer I just finished building has 8 GIGABYTES of RAM! LOL!
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    Doesn't seem that long ago I was working w/a 286 and 20mb HD. Now I have an SD card in my GPS that's 32gig!! My how times change!!
    I'm just nuts about geocaching!!
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    At the risk of appearing to "top" everyone's story.........One of the first jobs out of school for me was working in a quality control lab of a paper mill. During the process of testing pulp, of course, calculations had to made. Device of choice? Slide rule.
    Everyone has the right to be an idiot at times. Just don't abuse the privilege.
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    lol....awesome Paul!! I love technology.....when it works!!! As w/many things in life...best not to rely on something too much. And always good to K.I.S.S.
    I'm just nuts about geocaching!!
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    I remember using all 10 toes and fingers.....
    Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.
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    Oh come on Dan..........you look like an abacus kinda guy.
    I'm just nuts about geocaching!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by dubord207 View Post
    I remember using all 10 toes and fingers.....
    Being from Waldo County we were always at a disadvantage when it came to math . . . due to all of the hay bailing "incidents" . . . well I should say some of us were at a disadvantage . . . there were some folks who had a distinct advantage when it came to doing math since they had extra toes and fingers . . . a benefit I guess from genetic inbreeding. And yes, I am kidding and poking fun at my roots.
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