New Computer, Now In Need Of Another One Of These.

Yeah. Had the same issue going from 98 to XP. Then again going to Win10. There was always a favorite program that was no longer compatible with the newer OS.
 
iblive said:
Been able to find those.... no problem. Just not a 5.25. No biggy. Just sometimes think going back and messing around with some DOS based programs might be entertaining. Simpler times.
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I used to have a bunch of those Sierra games on 3 1/2 disks and Microsoft golf from the 90s.
 
Sorry @Session 5 .... gonna steal your thread, Sorta relevant (it does involve flying).... and yet not totally. Just didn't want to start a new thread.

So over on FB today I posted a "Ya might be old if:" And posted a photo of the family gathered around the B&W TV watching the 1969 Moon landing. Got me thinking about the evolution of computers. The weird direction the mind goes when you're just waking up.

I started this on my phone, but moved to the laptop. If you're truly a tech nerd.... here's a link to the story.... but one take from the article is this:
"A week of computing time on a modern laptop would take longer than the age of the universe on the 7090."

Link to computer story

1962 IBM 7090 used by NASA
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2024 iPhone 13
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iblive said:
Sorry @Session 5 .... gonna steal your thread, Sorta relevant (it does involve flying).... and yet not totally. Just didn't want to start a new thread.

So over on FB today I posted a "Ya might be old if:" And posted a photo of the family gathered around the B&W TV watching the 1969 Moon landing. Got me thinking about the evolution of computers. The weird direction the mind goes when you're just waking up.

I started this on my phone, but moved to the laptop. If you're truly a tech nerd.... here's a link to the story.... but one take from the article is this:
"A week of computing time on a modern laptop would take longer than the age of the universe on the 7090."

Link to computer story

1962 IBM 7090 used by NASA
P9hmQPz.jpg


2024 iPhone 13
AIP5dZY.jpg
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Yes I have been in that computer room...it took a entire floor of an office building.
this is where my father did flight plans for the Gemini Apollo missions....
and he did it all with punch cards, and a slide rule.
1721770994056.png And if one single hole was in the wrong place, the program would "Bomb Out," and he would start the whole thing over again.

I still have the slide rule, used to calculate the return flight path of Apollo 13.
 
Amp Mad Scientist said:
Yes I have been in that computer room...it took a entire floor of an office building.
this is where my father did flight plans for the Gemini Apollo missions....
and he did it all with punch cards, and a slide rule.
View attachment 102063 And if one single hole was in the wrong place, the program would "Bomb Out," and he would start the whole thing over again.

I still have the slide rule, used to calculate the return flight path of Apollo 13.
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I had a slide rule for one of my science classes in HS. Some years ago went looking for it in all my garbage….. just to see if I could remember how to use it. Never found it.
 
iblive said:
I had a slide rule for one of my science classes in HS. Some years ago went looking for it in all my garbage….. just to see if I could remember how to use it. Never found it.
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I’ve got 2 of them in my office desk drawer. They faded away in high school as the TI and HP calculators were just hitting the marketplace.
 
Don O said:
I’ve got 2 of them in my office desk drawer. They faded away in high school as the TI and HP calculators were just hitting the marketplace.
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couldn’t find the slide rule…. But I still have the TI82 I bought while taking college courses in the 80s/90s….. as an adult, married with kids. Wasn’t smart enough to do college like a normal person.
 
iblive said:
couldn’t find the slide rule…. But I still have the TI82 I bought while taking college courses in the 80s/90s….. as an adult, married with kids. Wasn’t smart enough to do college like a normal person.
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My first TI circa 1974.

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You all are serious geeks, geeks³.

I had this thing I got from a boss of mine at the time. A little office house cleaning.

Guy I knew in a forum 18+ years ago was one of you. I sent to him as drooled over it.

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