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BrilloPad replied

20 March 2008, 11:48
Has someone fed the server hamster today?
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TheFaQQer replied

20 March 2008, 10:03
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

The high speed punch tape reader is playing up, so they're having to run it through one of the Teletypes.

(We had to do that with the PDP-8/e at school once... it took about three-quarters of an hour to load the multi-user BASIC interpreter )

I thought we were all waiting for milan to change the tape?
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NickFitz replied

19 March 2008, 20:06
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

eerrrrrr - is it out of punchcards?

The high speed punch tape reader is playing up, so they're having to run it through one of the Teletypes.

(We had to do that with the PDP-8/e at school once... it took about three-quarters of an hour to load the multi-user BASIC interpreter )
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BrilloPad replied

19 March 2008, 20:00
Originally posted by AtW View Post

drivel

did you mean post in drivel or drivel in general?
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BrilloPad replied

19 March 2008, 19:59
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

Not familiar with this relational database malarkey, are you

eerrrrrr - is it out of punchcards?
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NickFitz replied

19 March 2008, 19:35
Originally posted by Lucy View Post

The board is very slow and keeps giving me errors.

Is TPD taking up all the memory or something?

Not familiar with this relational database malarkey, are you
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AtW replied

19 March 2008, 17:09
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

you know more than most who post in general.

drivel
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BrilloPad replied

19 March 2008, 17:07
Originally posted by Lucy View Post

I know nothing about anything.

you know more than most who post in general.
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AtW replied

19 March 2008, 16:52
Originally posted by Diver View Post

Er! do you know anything about computers Lucy?

You are AtW and I claim my free squirrel hunt

I know nothing about anything.
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Lucy replied

19 March 2008, 16:51
Originally posted by Diver View Post

Er! do you know anything about computers Lucy?

You are AtW and I claim my free squirrel hunt

I know nothing about anything.
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Diver replied

19 March 2008, 16:51
Originally posted by Lucy View Post

The board is very slow and keeps giving me errors.

Is TPD taking up all the memory or something?

Er! do you know anything about computers Lucy?

You are AtW and I claim my free squirrel hunt
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sasguru replied

19 March 2008, 16:47
Originally posted by Lucy View Post

I know, I can't understand why I can't get my hands on a 5'2 balding sandal-wearing geek, who massages plasticine all day.

I suppose such a bloke, if he existed, wouldn't say no to a fat, hunch-backed, illogical nutter.
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AtW replied

19 March 2008, 16:46
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

She would like to, but I'm too good looking for her.

Fight-fight!

---> sadguru <--- Lucy
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Lucy replied

19 March 2008, 16:45
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Is that your default mode?

Probably.

I've got something for you sas. Call me if you need it explained.
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Lucy replied

19 March 2008, 16:44
Originally posted by sasguru View Post

She would like to, but I'm too good looking for her.

I know, I can't understand why I can't get my hands on a 5'2 balding sandal-wearing geek, who massages plasticine all day.
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