Comments on: OS X, Ubuntu and Other Fun Stuff… My Perspective http://theappslab.com/2008/07/30/os-x-ubuntu-and-other-fun-stuff-my-perspective/ Driving Innovation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:43:00 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2008/07/30/os-x-ubuntu-and-other-fun-stuff-my-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-4873 Jake Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:33:04 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1065#comment-4873 All this nostalgia has me thinking about a throwback post for all the geeks out there. Maybe later today I'll put some thought behind that. All this nostalgia has me thinking about a throwback post for all the geeks out there. Maybe later today I'll put some thought behind that.

]]> By: Floyd http://theappslab.com/2008/07/30/os-x-ubuntu-and-other-fun-stuff-my-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-4872 Floyd Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:45:23 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1065#comment-4872 Right there with you in regards to programming on tape...remember the Radio Shack TRS-80? Wish I still had one, just for old time's sake.<br><br>In fact, tape was a step up from the card batches I used in college! Gee, I'm an old bugger... Right there with you in regards to programming on tape…remember the Radio Shack TRS-80? Wish I still had one, just for old time's sake.

In fact, tape was a step up from the card batches I used in college! Gee, I'm an old bugger…

]]> By: Raimonds http://theappslab.com/2008/07/30/os-x-ubuntu-and-other-fun-stuff-my-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-4878 Raimonds Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:56:07 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1065#comment-4878 Unfortunately not. This was not our home computer - I went to dad's work at University where I could get to this computer to do some programming couple times per week.<br><br>Later my first Unix experience was on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM-4">Russian clone of PDP-11 minicomputer</a> where my older brother managed to install <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEMOS">Russian clone of Unix</a> and I could do my first C programming :) (reading K&R C language book in all capital letters as on Russian printers small Latin letters were replaced with Russian letters)<br><br>These olden days were fun - then programming was done just by geeks who really enjoyed it :) Unfortunately not. This was not our home computer – I went to dad's work at University where I could get to this computer to do some programming couple times per week.

Later my first Unix experience was on Russian clone of PDP-11 minicomputer where my older brother managed to install Russian clone of Unix and I could do my first C programming :) (reading K&R C language book in all capital letters as on Russian printers small Latin letters were replaced with Russian letters)

These olden days were fun – then programming was done just by geeks who really enjoyed it :)

]]> By: manalang http://theappslab.com/2008/07/30/os-x-ubuntu-and-other-fun-stuff-my-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-4877 manalang Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:03:02 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1065#comment-4877 Do you still have that computer? That thing would probably sell for a pretty penny on eBay! I wish I still had my Timex Sinclair. I have fond memories hooking that up to a black and white TV and turning the volume down (no sound). Do you still have that computer? That thing would probably sell for a pretty penny on eBay! I wish I still had my Timex Sinclair. I have fond memories hooking that up to a black and white TV and turning the volume down (no sound).

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2008/07/30/os-x-ubuntu-and-other-fun-stuff-my-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-4876 Jake Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:00:38 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1065#comment-4876 In Soviet Russia, computer programs you. <br>:-)<br>The tape recorder and connection to a TV seem pretty cool, compared to what we had in the 80s.<br><br>I wasn't the hardcore hobbist Rich was, but I did my share of messing about with the Apple's in the "computer lab". Remember when a floppy disk really was floppy, and a whole game fit on it?<br><br>Ah. Pong. I miss you. In Soviet Russia, computer programs you.
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The tape recorder and connection to a TV seem pretty cool, compared to what we had in the 80s.

I wasn't the hardcore hobbist Rich was, but I did my share of messing about with the Apple's in the “computer lab”. Remember when a floppy disk really was floppy, and a whole game fit on it?

Ah. Pong. I miss you.

]]> By: Raimonds http://theappslab.com/2008/07/30/os-x-ubuntu-and-other-fun-stuff-my-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-4875 Raimonds Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:46:12 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1065#comment-4875 I wanted to say that my first programming experience in late 80s was on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektronika_BK">Soviet home computer BK-0010</a> which also had a tape recorder and which you connected to standard TV set. And you needed to program either in assembler or in FOCAL language. So our beginnings were similar :) I wanted to say that my first programming experience in late 80s was on Soviet home computer BK-0010 which also had a tape recorder and which you connected to standard TV set. And you needed to program either in assembler or in FOCAL language. So our beginnings were similar :)

]]> By: Jake http://theappslab.com/2008/07/30/os-x-ubuntu-and-other-fun-stuff-my-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-4874 Jake Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:20:17 +0000 http://theappslab.com/?p=1065#comment-4874 We need to talk IRL about why my video drivers don't work. It doesn't make sense, unless you have NVIDIA or something else. We need to talk IRL about why my video drivers don't work. It doesn't make sense, unless you have NVIDIA or something else.

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