The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...

[Wneighbor]

You're safe. Rose is the only one of us who'll see it! :-D

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

he really looks like a sweet teddy bear then!

Heh... have I shown you my driver's license photo?

[Ramius]

I helped my uncle build a lot of his Heath stuff. I don't honestly remember whether the computer was one of them. It might have been, but all I remember was hours and hours of soldering on circuit boards that I don't remember what they were for.

I did end up playing with the Heath computer for many many hours though. It was an awful long time ago, and to be honest I don't even remember what O/S the thing used. I mainly remember that loading EVERYTHING off the stinkin' panasonic tape recorder took fargin' forever.

[300winmag]

Okay, you win! But what's the oldest computer you ever actaully used as a computer?

IBM 1401, as a high school junior in 1964. The 360 was just a set of posters then. I needed to do some number-crunching for my science project, and IBM gave me time on weekends.

I started out writing the program in assembler, until someone came by, wondered why I was despondent, and introduced me to Fortran.

The school felt there were no really worthy projects to send on to the big-time Metro Detroit Science Fair, but thought mine was the best of a mediocre bunch. It won first prize in the math division, and might have won best-in-show, except I was on the junior class trip, and couldn't be present for the judging.

[Wneighbor]

Last student is gone. I'm going to walk the building and make sure lights are off/doors are secure. Will check back here before leaving for home.

[SuziQ]

Luke is in denial. He does not want to be four!

Yeah, it's HELL gettin old, ain't it? Hope he had a good one!

[Ramius]

Dang.

[2Jedismom]

Good night all! I'm loggin' off too. See you in the a.m.

[SuziQ]

If they weren't cute we'd thump them.

Heh! Just like little kids!

[Ramius]

Yah... I was four again for the tenth time a while ago... but who's counting?

[Wneighbor]

see ya'll when i get home. precipitation seems to have stopped but i may be a little slower than normal getting home.

[Ramius]

Take care.

[Rose in RoseBear]

His license photo looks like he belongs on a Harley ...!

[Professional Engineer]

Heathkit huh? They have the coolest HAM radio stuff!

No ham shack is complete without some.

Elecraft is becoming the next Heath. Great radio!

[Ramius]

Diggin' the paddles on the keying machine in that last photo... I only ever did morse on a key or on a light.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

They (the family) took the case out of Pierce Co. yesterday -- a couple of months after they had specifically moved to have the case heard in Pierce Co. (it had originally been in Fed court in Seattle). Now it's in King Co. -- or back in King Co. I should say (They decided they didn't like the Pierce judge).

They're looking a bit desperate.

[Sam Cree]

Prayers for Judy.

[Professional Engineer]

I almost forgot my station clock. I built it ~25 years ago. I believe I got it for my 13th birthday.

It set to (almost) Zulu.

[Wneighbor]

Home safe. Putting water on for hot tea. Brrr.. Need warmth!

[Professional Engineer]

A straight key is not something I'm converant with. The paddles work much better.