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  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    provenance

    is this a correct usage of provenance? I only thought it could be used to talk about owernship genealogy

    (but yeah I was wondering the same thing, because I didn't think that email had enough commercial interest to warrant an ad in the 70's)

    it is probably sloppy usage but I borrowed it from someone else in good faith

    anyway this is also awesome:

    *snip*

    My friend's aunt keeps claiming she's going to send me a TRS-80. It'll go well with my TI-99/4A

    Tamin on
  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited December 2010
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    provenance

    is this a correct usage of provenance? I only thought it could be used to talk about owernship genealogy

    (but yeah I was wondering the same thing, because I didn't think that email had enough commercial interest to warrant an ad in the 70's)

    it is probably sloppy usage but I borrowed it from someone else in good faith

    anyway this is also awesome:

    a155_a6.jpg

    People can't seem to image link today.

    the direct link should work: http://www.2spare.com/_media/imgs/articles/a155_a6.jpg

    Jacobkosh on
  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    provenance

    is this a correct usage of provenance? I only thought it could be used to talk about owernship genealogy

    (but yeah I was wondering the same thing, because I didn't think that email had enough commercial interest to warrant an ad in the 70's)

    it is probably sloppy usage but I borrowed it from someone else in good faith

    anyway this is also awesome:

    a155_a6.jpg

    People can't seem to image link today.

    the direct link should work: http://www.2spare.com/_media/imgs/articles/a155_a6.jpg

    hahahahahahaa

    Variable on
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  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Thomamelas wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    provenance

    is this a correct usage of provenance? I only thought it could be used to talk about owernship genealogy

    (but yeah I was wondering the same thing, because I didn't think that email had enough commercial interest to warrant an ad in the 70's)

    it is probably sloppy usage but I borrowed it from someone else in good faith

    anyway this is also awesome:

    a155_a6.jpg

    People can't seem to image link today.

    the direct link should work: http://www.2spare.com/_media/imgs/articles/a155_a6.jpg

    Umm....

    Thomamelas on
  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    that ad is accurate though

    early e-mail shot lightning at you

    Casual Eddy on
  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    weird site is weird. Keeps going to a 404, then working, then crapping out again.

    Tamin on
  • SenjutsuSenjutsu thot enthusiast Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    hey the TRS-80 was big time stuff

    Senjutsu on
  • SenjutsuSenjutsu thot enthusiast Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Tamin wrote: »
    weird site is weird. Keeps going to a 404, then working, then crapping out again.

    it 404's you if you have an external referrer

    Senjutsu on
  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited December 2010
    MOTHER FUCK

    god, websites can just suck my fucking cock

    here is the article: http://www.2spare.com/item_92760.aspx

    I hope their server explodes and kills their loved ones

    Jacobkosh on
  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    tempyc.png

    I rehosted it on imageshack

    Tamin on
  • SenjutsuSenjutsu thot enthusiast Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    Senjutsu on
  • shalmeloshalmelo sees no evil Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    You always want to get input from the experts.

    shalmelo on
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  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Silas Brown wrote: »
    Tav wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    Elendil, when you watch inception, keep this in mind

    inception is a good heist movie

    it is nothing more than that

    you will be very disappointed if you do not remember that

    i don't get the point of this post

    what else is it meant to be?

    Some people seem to think it's like.. a really deep insight into the human mind or some shit.

    that's hilarious

    deep and meaningful are not two words I'd associate with that movie

    Tav on
  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    TRON is getting me all nostalgic for the old days of computers

    god those days were terrible

    Wash on
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  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    goddammit, Feral

    wut

    Feral on
    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    TRON is getting me all nostalgic for the old days of computers

    god those days were terrible

    I miss my c64

    nexuscrawler on
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Podly wrote: »
    enhanced-buzz-1104-1289409115-3.jpg

    I am really curious about the provenance of that ad

    if it's about commercial e-mail my guess would be early- to mid-80s but the aesthetic is really more 70s

    It's from '81 apparently, consistent with the adoption of LAN email services.

    I'm guessing Honeywell made a mail server for corporate LANs at one point

    Yep, it was a Multics based system.

    Thomamelas on
  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    what did people use modems for in 1971

    Jacobkosh on
  • TaminTamin Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    nexuscrawler wrote: »
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    TRON is getting me all nostalgic for the old days of computers

    god those days were terrible

    I miss my c64

    http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=Commodore+64&_sacat=See-All-Categories

    Tamin on
  • SenjutsuSenjutsu thot enthusiast Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    TRON is getting me all nostalgic for the old days of computers

    god those days were terrible

    what was even the point of spending all your time on the computer prior to the internet

    I don't get it

    Senjutsu on
  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    TRON is getting me all nostalgic for the old days of computers

    god those days were terrible

    what was even the point of spending all your time on the computer prior to the internet

    I don't get it

    free long distance!

    Jacobkosh on
  • SenjutsuSenjutsu thot enthusiast Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    what did people use modems for in 1971

    Dialling into mainframes.

    I bet that's one of the ones where you slam the phone into a pair of suction cups

    Senjutsu on
  • Silas BrownSilas Brown That's hobo style. Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    TRON is getting me all nostalgic for the old days of computers

    god those days were terrible

    what was even the point of spending all your time on the computer prior to the internet

    I don't get it

    My dad would play minecraft for hours on end.

    I mean like, I'm pretty sure he rivaled most modern WoW raiding groups.

    Silas Brown on
  • skippydumptruckskippydumptruck Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    TRON is getting me all nostalgic for the old days of computers

    god those days were terrible

    what was even the point of spending all your time on the computer prior to the internet

    I don't get it

    before we had a computer, we had a word processor

    I spent a fair amount of time on that thing just because it was so cool

    typin'

    accessing files from a floppy disc

    etc

    skippydumptruck on
  • Silas BrownSilas Brown That's hobo style. Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    crap, not minecraft.

    minesweeper.

    Silas Brown on
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    what did people use modems for in 1971

    ASCII Porn is my guess. A bunch of the BBSs I used to log into had some.

    Thomamelas on
  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    what did people use modems for in 1971

    Dialling into mainframes.

    I bet that's one of the ones where you slam the phone into a pair of suction cups

    woo acoustic couplers.

    I had one of those.

    Feral on
    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    what did people use modems for in 1971

    Dialling into mainframes.

    I bet that's one of the ones where you slam the phone into a pair of suction cups

    Accoustic couplers.

    Thomamelas on
  • WashWash Sweet Christmas Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Feral wrote: »
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    goddammit, Feral

    wut

    your post in the malebortion thread

    Wash on
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  • JacobkoshJacobkosh Gamble a stamp. I can show you how to be a real man!Moderator mod
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    what did people use modems for in 1971

    Dialling into mainframes.

    I bet that's one of the ones where you slam the phone into a pair of suction cups

    okay, right

    but like what was on the dialler's end besides the modem? they didn't have man-portable personal computers back then, did they?

    Jacobkosh on
  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    what did people use modems for in 1971

    modems

    :rotate:

    Tav on
  • SenjutsuSenjutsu thot enthusiast Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    skippydumptruck wrote: »
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    TRON is getting me all nostalgic for the old days of computers

    god those days were terrible

    what was even the point of spending all your time on the computer prior to the internet

    I don't get it

    before we had a computer, we had a word processor

    I spent a fair amount of time on that thing just because it was so cool

    typin'

    accessing files from a floppy disc

    etc

    you spent your time typing into a word processor

    and now you write for a living

    I spent my time learning pascal

    and now I program for a living

    Senjutsu on
  • FeralFeral ＭＥＭＥＴＩＣＨＡＲＩＺＡＲＤ interior crocodile alligator ⇔ ǝɹʇɐǝɥʇ ǝᴉʌoɯ ʇǝloɹʌǝɥɔ ɐ ǝʌᴉɹp ᴉRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    Feral wrote: »
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    goddammit, Feral

    wut

    your post in the malebortion thread

    what about it

    talk to me man

    i want to know
    what you're thinking
    tell me what's on your mind
    (pure energy)

    Feral on
    every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.

    the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Tav wrote: »
    jacobkosh wrote: »
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    I like the Penril modem ad

    and the one with the quote from Elvira on the failings of competing CASE methodology tools

    what did people use modems for in 1971

    modems

    :rotate:

    I used to dial into a bbs MUD way back in the day

    nexuscrawler on
  • GooeyGooey (\/)┌¶─¶┐(\/) pinch pinchRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    awww minecraft mp has monsters now


    that was quite a surprize

    I really prefer peaceful games to be honest

    Gooey on
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  • Silas BrownSilas Brown That's hobo style. Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    Feral wrote: »
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    goddammit, Feral

    wut

    your post in the malebortion thread

    holy shit. that is beautiful.

    Silas Brown on
  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    i've gotten an abortion before

    at least that's what the doc said it was

    Casual Eddy on
  • skippydumptruckskippydumptruck Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    skippydumptruck wrote: »
    Senjutsu wrote: »
    Fluffy, Our Beloved Flopsy Bunny Friend wrote: »
    TRON is getting me all nostalgic for the old days of computers

    god those days were terrible

    what was even the point of spending all your time on the computer prior to the internet

    I don't get it

    before we had a computer, we had a word processor

    I spent a fair amount of time on that thing just because it was so cool

    typin'

    accessing files from a floppy disc

    etc

    you spent your time typing into a word processor

    and now you write for a living

    I spent my time learning pascal

    and now I program for a living

    both of us, our talents wasted

    *forms dance troupe, brings jazz hands to Slovenia*

    skippydumptruck on
  • EddyEddy Gengar the Bittersweet Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    calling text editing/manipulating programs "word processors" makes me want to go and write something while smoking a fine cigar

    Eddy on
    "and the morning stars I have seen
    and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
  • NerdgasmicNerdgasmic __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2010
    you are ancient, pexus

    Nerdgasmic on
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