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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I have held 8” floppies, but never used them. We were not rich enough to OWN an encyclopedia. I sent postcards and wrote a check last week.


8 posted on 12/09/2025 10:38:40 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Dr. Sivana

My slowed modem was an acoustic coupler 150 baud.


11 posted on 12/09/2025 10:39:39 AM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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Actually my *parents* owned a set of Encyclopedia Britannica's...but I never did.
28 posted on 12/09/2025 10:45:41 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: Dr. Sivana

I used both an 8” and 10” Floppy, plus I programmed using punch cards and key punch machine.


29 posted on 12/09/2025 10:45:53 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall)
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To: Dr. Sivana

“wrote a check last week.”

We still have two or three service providers that only accept cash and checks!

We owned some cheap no-name encyclopedia that I think came like a Book of the Month Club package. We sure never owned the Britannica!


39 posted on 12/09/2025 10:48:49 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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