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**Gypsy Nirvana** · 12-09-2017, 01:46 PM

I remember when there was 4 farthings to a penny, 12 penny's to a shilling, and 20 shillings to a pound.

That's before decimalization, so if you also remember it, you must be at least into your 50s, because it was back in February 1971, 47 years ago, that Britain "went decimal" and hundreds of years of everyday currency was turned into history overnight.

armedoldhippy · 12-09-2017, 02:48 PM

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This is sort of a subconscious remembering, I guess. Has anyone else been driving with the driver's side window down and reached down for the handle to roll it back up when you've not driven a car without power widows for decades?

been there, done that. more embarrassing to try to push the clutch in to shift gears before remembering that you are in your wifes car with an automatic transmission..."SCREEEECH!" ooops...

(hides face in shame)

Andyo · 12-09-2017, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Gypsy Nirvana

I remember when there was 4 farthings to a penny, 12 penny's to a shilling, and 20 shillings to a pound.

That's before decimalization, so if you also remember it, you must be at least into your 50s, because it was back in February 1971, 47 years ago, that Britain "went decimal" and hundreds of years of everyday currency was turned into history overnight.

I remember half crown coin 2 shillings and 6 pennys value
I only once saw a whole crown = 5 bob

DocTim420 · 12-09-2017, 03:18 PM

My first computer was a Commodore 64 with cassette tape, my second computer was an Apple II with a pair of 5 1/4" floppy disks, and my third computer was an IBM CP/M operating system that had both 5 1/4" and 8" floppy disk drives...and I was styling!

Has anyone beside me--wrote machine-code programming for 8088 microprocessors?

pinkus · 12-09-2017, 04:04 PM

I formulated my first computer query with PUNCH CARDS!

DocTim420 · 12-09-2017, 04:37 PM

Ahh, yes! And remember the infamous warning? Do not fold, staple or mutilate.

420somewhere · 12-09-2017, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DocTim420

My first computer was a Commodore 64 with cassette tape, my second computer was an Apple II with a pair of 5 1/4" floppy disks, and my third computer was an IBM CP/M operating system that had both 5 1/4" and 8" floppy disk drives...and I was styling!

Has anyone beside me--wrote machine-code programming for 8088 microprocessors?

My first computer was a Kit from MIT. My soon to be brother and law gave me a little kit computer with a small motherboard and with a phone in my ear I got the keyboard and monitor working. It didn't do much, I think it had an 8000 series CPU.

So.... I started writing machine code as that was all there was.

I loved the Wild West computer days, you had to think everything up yourself.

aridbud · 12-09-2017, 08:55 PM

Texas Instruments were the up and coming better than sliced bread technology. How far we've advanced since then....

Snook · 12-09-2017, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DocTim420

My first computer was a Commodore 64 with cassette tape, my second computer was an Apple II with a pair of 5 1/4" floppy disks, and my third computer was an IBM CP/M operating system that had both 5 1/4" and 8" floppy disk drives...and I was styling!

Has anyone beside me--wrote machine-code programming for 8088 microprocessors?

I wired unit record machine program boards... does that count?

Gry · 12-10-2017, 03:03 AM

I had an apple II e with the dual disk drives.
Used apple basic with it.
Made me feel much better about amiga.

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DocTim420 The Doctor is OUT and has moved on... Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,192	My first computer was a Commodore 64 with cassette tape, my second computer was an Apple II with a pair of 5 1/4" floppy disks, and my third computer was an IBM CP/M operating system that had both 5 1/4" and 8" floppy disk drives...and I was styling! Has anyone beside me--wrote machine-code programming for 8088 microprocessors?
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DocTim420 The Doctor is OUT and has moved on... Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,192	Ahh, yes! And remember the infamous warning? Do not fold, staple or mutilate.
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pinkus Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 938	I formulated my first computer query with PUNCH CARDS!
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