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Standard User TrevorSP
(knowledge is power) Wed 10-Sep-14 20:14:44
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Oi, I read all the threads smile

I am an old(ish) bloke now, forgive me the odd error here or there !!!! Especially on here, one of the more civilised forums around !!! smile

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Trevor

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2 x TalkTalk upto 40mb FTTC lines, current speeds a good 37-38mbps on each one.(hiding behind an assortment of Asus RT-N66U Dual Band, DGND3700v2 Dual Band, DG834PN and DGN2000 routers) on: a Win7sp1 64 Ult. Desktop, Win8 x64 Pro (RTM) ) Desktop & Win 8 x64 Pro (RTM) Laptop. 5 x iPads, 1 x Archos 700, 3 x DELL C1760cn Wi-Fi Colour Laser Printers, Assorted Windows and iPhone Mobile phones, an 8ch CCTV system embedded into the Network along with an LG Smart TV, an LG Smart Blu-ray Player Recorder and an LG Smart Sound System.
Standard User philippercival
(fountain of knowledge) Wed 10-Sep-14 21:20:54
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I was also a member of CiIX Conferencing with a 1200 baud modem initially, from an Amstrad 1512 with a 20Mb hard Disc, with Ameol. The earliest email I have from those days is dated Jan 97, though I am sure I have email before that - if no one to send to.

Very much enjoyed this thread. It has brought back many happy memories.

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Standard User billford
(elder) Wed 10-Sep-14 21:28:10
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I'd forgotten about CIX� I liked that one smile

Reminded me that I was also on Delphi for a while, didn't think too much of that.

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Standard User caffn8me
(knowledge is power) Thu 11-Sep-14 12:09:48
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In reply to a post by TrevorSP:
Anyone remember using Gopher smile
Edit to correctly call it the Gopher protocol !!!
Makes it easier to lookup on google if it rings a bell with you smile
Indeed - I used the university's "Experimental Gopher Service" which went live in 1994.

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Standard User TrevorSP
(knowledge is power) Thu 11-Sep-14 15:20:52
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Yes, I have enjoyed this thread too, brought back many a happy memory smile

Punch cards, sticking selotape dots on them to change the odd character here and there, but before that I used Murray tape (punched paper tape with a capacity for five data holes and one sprocket hole width ways) and then after that it had an extra three data holes added and they gave it the stunning name of "8x punched computer tape"!

We used murray tape (the thin one) for transmitting data back and forth, but the eight hole tape for distributing cryptographic keys in tamperproof canisters to the many people communicating with us smile

Edit to add that I have stacks of photos somewhere, must dig them out for you all sometime, see if I can get some more memories going smile

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Trevor

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/button/14087...
2 x TalkTalk upto 40mb FTTC lines, current speeds a good 37-38mbps on each one.(hiding behind an assortment of Asus RT-N66U Dual Band, DGND3700v2 Dual Band, DG834PN and DGN2000 routers) on: a Win7sp1 64 Ult. Desktop, Win8 x64 Pro (RTM) ) Desktop & Win 8 x64 Pro (RTM) Laptop. 5 x iPads, 1 x Archos 700, 3 x DELL C1760cn Wi-Fi Colour Laser Printers, Assorted Windows and iPhone Mobile phones, an 8ch CCTV system embedded into the Network along with an LG Smart TV, an LG Smart Blu-ray Player Recorder and an LG Smart Sound System.

Edited by TrevorSP (Thu 11-Sep-14 15:22:23)
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........ brought back many a happy memory smile


How many here remember programming in ALGOL 60?
Standard User kasg
(fountain of knowledge) Thu 11-Sep-14 17:12:57
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In reply to a post by TrevorSP:
........ brought back many a happy memory smile


How many here remember programming in ALGOL 60?

I did a bit at uni. also Algol 68. Algol 68 was great for writing entire programs in a single line!

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