Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:16:43 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm-dated-1009072066.aadd32@mired.org>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Early desktop history (Was: Re: UNIX on the Desktop) Message-ID: <3C1EC32B.3737FAE0@mindspring.com> References: <20011216112759.U16958-100000@localhost> <002f01c1866e$1e4d9510$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C1DB7EB.9232204A@mindspring.com> <15390.41026.585546.798659@guru.mired.org> <3C1EC075.C4ECA2FF@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote: > The SWTP 6800 (South West Technical Products S100-based machine) > where I wrote my first BASIC program (using front panel switches > to key in the bootstrap, before hand-cranking the patched paper > tape copy of the language) wasn't CP/M, though... but then, that > *was* 1976. 8^). Before people blow a gasket over "front panel switches" because the SWTP 6800 I used looked like: http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/6800_2/6800_2bw640.jpg The switches were on a seperate front panel mounted to that front panel, which someone else had hacked up from parts (paddle toggle switches and LEDs, mostly). Thanks, -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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