what is it ?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:57 pm
my nephew asked me what is it ? 
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:02 pm
It's actually "high density" hehe
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:10 pm
it's an outworn Datacarrier with 1.44MB capacity...
*jiggles* 1.44MB... ridiculous, I can get 1GB for a fiver... so what?
who knows these:
[edit] shit, wrong picture, they have a hotlink-blocker.
[edit2] better?
*jiggles* 1.44MB... ridiculous, I can get 1GB for a fiver... so what?
who knows these:
[edit] shit, wrong picture, they have a hotlink-blocker.
[edit2] better?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:01 am
I can't wait until flash drives are ubiquitous enough to be thrown/given away.
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:03 pm
Where do you put it? I don't have a slot on my computer that'll take it so it can't be computer related!
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:09 pm
Harr harr!! I have one. They cost about 5 euro.Derek wrote:Where do you put it? I don't have a slot on my computer that'll take it so it can't be computer related!
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:33 pm
@Kaeru: I have one of those but it is about 10" (23cm?) on each side! marked IBM
I have smaller ones that make my Atari 800XL go Ding!
I have smaller ones that make my Atari 800XL go Ding!
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:54 pm
yes, those are even older.
I also remember the Cards....
they were used for programming linewise or entering data linewise.
a program was a set of hundereds of cards these days.
it was sheer hell when the got in wrong order...
I was a little boy then, but my father was programming an IBM-Mainframe in the 70ies.
and in the early 80ies we used simple music-cassettes as magtape for the C64.....
I also remember the Cards....
they were used for programming linewise or entering data linewise.
a program was a set of hundereds of cards these days.
it was sheer hell when the got in wrong order...
I was a little boy then, but my father was programming an IBM-Mainframe in the 70ies.
and in the early 80ies we used simple music-cassettes as magtape for the C64.....
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 4:02 pm
I still have some cards and some paper tape somewhere - for an ICL2904!!
http://www.chilton-computing.org.uk/acd/ga/p001.htm
http://www.chilton-computing.org.uk/acd/ga/p001.htm
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:25 pm
I have an Abacus! I admit that it's not the latest far-eastern model, but it does the job as a paperweight. 
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:43 pm
yeah, an Abacus is cool, timeless in it's functionality.
also a slide rule is a handy thing, if you can handle it.
Imagine, you are stuck somewhere in Africa, your batteries of your pocket-calc are low,
you have no power-supply for your laptop, but you need to calculate the tubes for an irrigation-system...
you would be glad to have a slide rule...
also a slide rule is a handy thing, if you can handle it.
Imagine, you are stuck somewhere in Africa, your batteries of your pocket-calc are low,
you have no power-supply for your laptop, but you need to calculate the tubes for an irrigation-system...
you would be glad to have a slide rule...
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:47 pm
*foams and twitches at the power of... the slide rule!*
Re: what is it ?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:56 pm
It's a earringeddy wrote:my nephew asked me what is it ?
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:01 pm
It's all you need to build a model starship Enterprise.
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Starship- ... loppy-Disk
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Starship- ... loppy-Disk
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:19 pm
...the "warnings" section is written for Americans, isn't it?