8:49 p.m.
I agree. I find these digressions interesting and informative.
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From: "Clyde E. Kunkel" <clydekunkel7734(a)verizon.net>
Date: 09-27-2013 12:18 PM (GMT-06:00)
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On 09/27/2013 01:05 PM, Adam Williamson wrote:
On Fri, 2013-09-27 at 22:06 +1200, Gavin Flower wrote:
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I do find the 'who's been
using computers longer?' competitions that seem to be ensuing on
all
sorts of lists lately a bit tiresome :)
Why tiresome? It is a bit interesting. Way better than some of the
vitriol showing up on the lists. I remember programming a RemRand steel
drum memory computer using a teletype and punched paper tape. I also
remember seeing a U-2 in use running a single application (civilian
payroll) at a Navy facility.
None used Fedora.
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8:53 p.m.
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On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 08:49:51PM -0500, dkrawchuk wrote:
I agree. I find these digressions interesting and informative.
They _really do_ keep coming up. What if we create a Fedora Old-Timers list
for this kind of discussion? I'm not even kidding -- I'll join.
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9:57 p.m.
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On 28/09/13 13:53, Matthew Miller wrote:
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 08:49:51PM -0500, dkrawchuk wrote:
> I agree. I find these digressions interesting and informative.
They _really do_ keep coming up. What if we create a Fedora Old-Timers list
for this kind of discussion? I'm not even kidding -- I'll join.
Possible there should be a minimum age limit, say 60? :-)
Hotshot teenage developers may think anyone over 30 should post there!!!
I am now sure that there are older people than me on this list, and I'm
also sure that there are people in their 20's that are far more
technically capable than I ever was - I was pretty sure of the latter,
even before I made my first post here.
Even ignoring the problems of implementing an age barrier, I think that
even some of the younger ones may be interested.
Cheers,
Gavin
9:39 a.m.
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On 09/27/2013 09:53 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 08:49:51PM -0500, dkrawchuk wrote:
> I agree. I find these digressions interesting and informative.
They _really do_ keep coming up. What if we create a Fedora Old-Timers list
for this kind of discussion? I'm not even kidding -- I'll join.
Interesting idea; however, "youngsters" probably would not join and
would therefor lose the benefit of our experience, not to mention the
enjoyment of our tall tales. :-)
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4:10 p.m.
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On 28 September 2013 08:39, Clyde E. Kunkel <clydekunkel7734(a)verizon.net>wrote:
On 09/27/2013 09:53 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 08:49:51PM -0500, dkrawchuk wrote:
>
>> I agree. I find these digressions interesting and informative.
>>
>
> They _really do_ keep coming up. What if we create a Fedora Old-Timers
> list
> for this kind of discussion? I'm not even kidding -- I'll join.
>
>
Interesting idea; however, "youngsters" probably would not join and would
therefor lose the benefit of our experience, not to mention the enjoyment
of our tall tales. :-)
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Put in a name of the list (#fedora-oldfarts is not going to be it), what
the topics are (social communication of old time systems) and what the
general rules are (people will talk about computers that are pre-1993 and
what work was required to run them).
and I will create a list.
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5:01 p.m.
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On 29/09/13 10:10, Stephen John Smoogen wrote:
On 28 September 2013 08:39, Clyde E. Kunkel
<clydekunkel7734(a)verizon.net <mailto:clydekunkel7734@verizon.net>> wrote:
On 09/27/2013 09:53 PM, Matthew Miller wrote:
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 08:49:51PM -0500, dkrawchuk wrote:
I agree. I find these digressions interesting and
informative.
They _really do_ keep coming up. What if we create a Fedora
Old-Timers list
for this kind of discussion? I'm not even kidding -- I'll join.
Interesting idea; however, "youngsters" probably would not join
and would therefor lose the benefit of our experience, not to
mention the enjoyment of our tall tales. :-)
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Put in a name of the list (#fedora-oldfarts is not going to be it),
what the topics are (social communication of old time systems) and
what the general rules are (people will talk about computers that are
pre-1993 and what work was required to run them).
and I will create a list.
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Hi Stephen,
How about:
#fedora-ancient
Anything relating to computing 20 or more years ago. Rather than
pre-1993: so in 2021, people can talk about anything up to 2001.
Not just for hardware & software, but also the changing culture & public
perceptions.
Also anything that compared 'modern day' with the 'old-days', would also
be valid, as well as which companies were dominant and why.
I think people should also be encouraged to discuss how they got into
computers, and what training & experience they thought was relevant -
even if this breaks the '20-year rule'!
Cheers,
Gavin
7:03 p.m.
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Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan <at> gmail.com> writes:
On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 11:01 PM, Gavin Flower <GavinFlower
<at>
archidevsys.co.nz> wrote:How about:
#fedora-ancient
Not against the idea, but the name is problematic. People might think it's
about old versions of Fedora.
Even Red Hat Linux didn't exist until 1994, less than 20 years ago. Isn't
there already an existing group for this purpose somewhere?
8:37 p.m.
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On Fri, 2013-09-27 at 20:49 -0500, dkrawchuk wrote:
I agree. I find these digressions interesting and informative.
I suppose it's just me, then!
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9:13 p.m.
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On 29/09/13 14:37, Adam Williamson wrote:
On Fri, 2013-09-27 at 20:49 -0500, dkrawchuk wrote:
> I agree. I find these digressions interesting and informative.
I suppose it's just me, then!
Life would not be worth living, if we all had
exactly the same
interests! :-)
Viva la difference!
Cheers,
Gavin
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