Re: OT: The Last Hold Out

[Frank Kurz <tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/04/2011 8:56 PM, Jim wrote:
> On Apr 11, 10:10 pm, mleuck<m.le...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>> On Apr 11, 6:56 am, nick markowitz<nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 9, 9:03 pm, G. Morgan<usenet_ab...@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>
>>>> Bob La Londe<n...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>
>>>>>  From Larry Wall on the listing of TBBS sysops.  Looks like he held out
>>>>> until 2001.  21 years.
>>
>>>> If you want to take a ride down memory lane, fire up a telnet client and have at
>>>> it!  http://www.telnetbbsguide.com/
>>
>>> I used the Moose and Ademco BBS back in 80's  when dial up was only
>>> thing available in my area and it worked well. then DSL and cable came
>>> in and wow. Miss the old DOS days
>>
>> I don't, command line computing sucked
>
> Yeah, I'm looking at my 3 inch thick,  PC magazine, Dos Powertools
> manual that's been gathering dust on my book shelf for the past 20
> years.
>
> I'm saving it for use in the event I survive the nuclear apocalypse.
>
> I keep practicing my Morse code too.
>
> Hey ...... anyone into interpreting smoke signals?      I see a big
> smoke ring on the horizon. Anyone know what that means?


Tom's just lit up another Rum Dipped Havana.

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Frank Kurz
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