tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post8592014870247770951..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Dear Cousin - I think we're related!Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-90813901447483018792008-01-24T10:20:00.000-08:002008-01-24T10:20:00.000-08:00JaniceIt is amazing how technology has changed. I...Janice<BR/><BR/>It is amazing how technology has changed. I remember in my law firm days, working with "mag cards" and how we absolutely flipped when the IBM Selectric typewriter appeared and you could store entire phrases!<BR/><BR/>I wonder what our ancestors thought of the typewriter when it made its first commercially successful appearance on 01 March 1873 in Ilion, NY by the E. Remington and sons?Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-5852802994736870272008-01-24T09:04:00.000-08:002008-01-24T09:04:00.000-08:00Wow you old guys! lol I love reading about the "o...Wow you old guys! lol I love reading about the "old days of genealogical computing." <BR/><BR/>My computers were: Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Epson XT, Leading Edge (model D?), Compaq (several models), Acer, Gateway, Dell and finally today Alienware (hey I'm a gamer, I can't help myself!).<BR/><BR/>Back in the late 1970s (before the web was commonly used outside of colleges) being subscribed to a local bulletin board that had a sparsely used genealogy email list of sorts. I actually found a cousin that way.<BR/><BR/>JaniceJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476918537317701594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-83117549430002024072008-01-18T20:02:00.000-08:002008-01-18T20:02:00.000-08:00I love the message boards - Irecently got a reply ...I love the message boards - I<BR/>recently got a reply from a post<BR/>I made 3 years ago - And it was<BR/>a definite connection and new<BR/>information!JEWELGIRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229475913954848185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-19164209479460377242008-01-10T21:10:00.000-08:002008-01-10T21:10:00.000-08:00Thomas,You had 512K diskettes? I started with two...Thomas,<BR/><BR/>You had 512K diskettes? I started with two 64K 5.25 inch drives with 64K memory and 4.77 khz speed, and had that from 1983 to 1992. Then I got the souped up 33 khz computer with one disk drive and a hard drive from 1992 to 1998. That's what I used on Prodigy. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I corrected the 3 kbs modem down to 0.3 kbs - thanks to my reader who emailed me about this.<BR/><BR/>Cheers -- RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-69710862345006351082008-01-10T12:09:00.000-08:002008-01-10T12:09:00.000-08:00Wow. Yeah the finding of cousins is great but my ...Wow. Yeah the finding of cousins is great but my wow is for Prodigy. Did that ever bring back memories.<BR/><BR/>Remember when we practically wet ourselves over 512k diskettes? And then the ones that were "pre formatted"? <BR/><BR/>I no longer have my Commodore 64 nor the 12" floppy disks for the Tandy TRS-80. <BR/><BR/>Ah, those were the days.Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.com