(August 27, 2023 at 10:08 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(March 13, 2015 at 1:51 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Yeah, the first time my son really made me feel old was when he asked me what computer I learnt on -- a Commodore PET, like this one:
"What's that thing on the side, Dad?"
"That's the tape drive."
"Tape deck? Why did it have a tape deck?"
"No, tape drive. Kind of like a disk drive, only it used magnetic tape, a cassette, instead of a disk."
"Wow, I bet that could store a lot."
"No, it held about 20 K per side."
"20 K? [laughs] How much memory did it have?"
"Uh, 4 K Ram, and BASIC stored in ROM."
"4 K?! [loud laughter] What year was that, Dad, 1931?!"
![[Image: pet2001-black.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=oldcomputers.net%2Fpics%2Fpet2001-black.jpg)
Ha! kids!
The meek shall inherit the Earth, the rest of us will fly to the stars.
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!
Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups
Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in mud ..... after a while you realise that the pig likes it!
