On Thu, 28 Aug 2008, Robert wrote: > We might be entering "first liar don't have a chance" > territory here. Do you remember where you were when Kennedy > was shot? sadly, yes > I was in the last Ramac 305 class ever held, on > lunch break and had watched the motorcade pass from a > lunchroom window. Needless to say, we didn't talk about > triggers, cathode followers or "bit carries" (deliver me!) > in class that afternoon. It has been an interesting trip, > eh? Reading closely the rest of the thread, I 'programmed' plugboards on 5xx series unit record machines, ran 026, 027, and 029's; ran the 13 pocket sorter; later wrote tape and print spooling deivers for our 1401, and all that. I don't miss them either. you win ;) -- I don't want to be older, and in my head, I'm still in my twenties. - R