Date: Thu, 28 Sep 95 9:54:49 MET From: marino.ladavac@aut.alcatel.at To: rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes) Cc: current@freebsd.org, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel versions and config's rm -rf Message-ID: <9509280851.AA15774@atuhc16.aut.alcatel.at> In-Reply-To: <199509271731.KAA04660@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>; from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Sep 27, 95 10:31 am
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> > > > On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Ollivier Robert wrote: > > > > > It seems that Rodney W. Grimes said: > > > > Make that three old farts in agreement :-)... > > > > > > Hey, I'm 28. May I qualify please ? :-) > > > > no way, you got to be over 30 and understand the monty python > > reference 'every byte is sacred' (used by comms people) > The qualification criteria I usually use for classifying someone as > an ``old fart'' in the computer science field is that they studied > coincidence current magnetic storage technology while attending school > (for those in the newer age, this is known as ``core'' memory :-)). > This generally places the age bracket around 30 to 40 years depending on > how early the person started to study computers in there life. It pretty > much rules out anyone under the age of thirty, so your criteria holds :-). Not necessarily :) Some of us, third worlders, have been studying core storage, and actually used the Half Noon IBM's at college, although being younger than 30. (half noon is, of course 1130 :) Keypunches anyone? /Alby P.S. 'every byte is sacred' reference takes place in "Third World," doesn't it?
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