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You're lucky. We had to make do with 80 column punch cards and one mainframe run on a Thursday night."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell -
You're lucky. We had to make do with difference engine. Oh, and MF as a moderator.Originally posted by Paddy View Post
You're lucky. We had to make do with 80 column punch cards and one mainframe run on a Thursday night.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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When I first joined BG I used help to run the department Novelle Netware 3.1 on a 386 'server' .... we were one of the few departments at that time in BG that even had a local network. Fun days
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I had a callout in the early 90s saying the server goes down every day at 5pm and also the server is bricked up behind a wall. It turned out to be Netware 286 with a non-dedicated server (using a shared workstation)Originally posted by Whorty View PostWhen I first joined BG I used help to run the department Novelle Netware 3.1 on a 386 'server' .... we were one of the few departments at that time in BG that even had a local network. Fun days
"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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They can pay you, but they cannot afford a server?
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Running off memory sticks? Can you client actually afford those or do you have to supply your own?
Either way I call bulls***Former IPSE member
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They pay him in memory sticks ... his rate is 3 sticks a day, but it's outside IR35 so he's happyOriginally posted by courtg9000 View PostThey can pay you, but they cannot afford a server?
Okay......
Running off memory sticks? Can you client actually afford those or do you have to supply your own?
Either way I call bulls***
I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man
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