John Rumm wrote:
Tony Bryer wrote:
On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 11:08:55 -0800 (PST) wrote :
Tell the kids today people used to access discussion groups on a
1MHz 8 bit machine with no hard drive - and if you were really
fancy a screen that would only display green - and they'd laugh,
and find it hard to believe it ws possible.

Prior to emigrating I (sadly) had to chuck out lots of stuff from my
past. The earliest (1989-90) SuperBeam manuals said that a hard disk
was recommended, but not essential; a slightly later one had a
detailed explanation of what a mouse was and to use it!

Remember when the first Microsoft mice required a dedicated ISA card to
plug them into...

And the motherboards which blew if you had the temerity to attach a
mouse when powered up?

--
Rod

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