CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS IS ?

[Gregg]

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It turned out that when the customer forked over the cash, a programmer would work on the computer for hours upgrading it. According to the story, though, all the programmer really did was throw a single switch that had crippled the thing, then waste hours of time.

...kind of like what happens to your car when you leave it "in the shop" all day.  

[krissel]

And now to the other extreme...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/science/...p;partner=MYWAY

[Frances144]

When I was first let out into the big bad world, I worked in an office that had a Jaquard - it was huge, had its own air-conditioned room.  I was also given a lovely IBM (very nice) to play with.  Lots of DOS!

Then I used a Wang computer - stroppy thing.  I was in charge and kept that thing, god knows how, going along quite smoothly for years.  I used to back-up religiously as I did not trust it to lose just about everything.

I also had one of the first Amstrad (IBM copies).  That was a hoot!

My friend had an Apple and I was so jealous.  But he was rich!

What memories!

Fx