tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post3201001887276372973..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: The joy of WikipediaGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67980507480372860272011-08-24T17:44:56.880-04:002011-08-24T17:44:56.880-04:00It's a typo. OF COURSE the site was launched i...It's a typo. OF COURSE the site was launched in 1891.heterodynenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43929213272273508422011-07-31T13:13:43.106-04:002011-07-31T13:13:43.106-04:00I was born in 1981, and remember learning BASIC in...I was born in 1981, and remember learning BASIC in elementary school, by the Turtle-Steps method. Ah, such fond memories of that little green triangle. <br /><br />My dad is a hardware engineer that specializes in communication, so we had internet at home almost as soon as it was available. After which I inadvertantly discovered Rule 34, and stopped being shocked by practically anything.Ericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2011578219897837812011-07-27T10:19:47.908-04:002011-07-27T10:19:47.908-04:00I wasn't even born in 1981 :-)I wasn't even born in 1981 :-)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029878964852986835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20917323509683513782011-07-25T11:14:48.576-04:002011-07-25T11:14:48.576-04:00I feel so old. Sent my first email on ARPANET when...I feel so old. Sent my first email on ARPANET when I was a little girl (Dad was fooling with it at work. He was not a computer guru or engineer, but thought the things had promise, was in the military and I was amazed to get a message back from the person I sent the message to in short order) <br />As a teen, I used a "dumb" terminal to learn BASIC.This was a special course on Saturday mornings for the allegedly smart people. While in college, had to use punch cards (look them up kids) to do statistical analysis of a Psyc experiment. My roommmate at the time was a Math/Physics major, one of the High Priestesses of the VAX (look that antique up, too) and asked, "What are YOU doing in my domain" when I came into use the card feeder to put in my punch cards. <br />After I married, my (no ex) husband and I got a TRS-80. My then husband spent hours inputting his record collection.<br />Then Windows 3.1 and we were off ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36073116808691567412011-07-23T16:41:49.934-04:002011-07-23T16:41:49.934-04:00I'm sure there was information on Iran somewhe...I'm sure there was information on Iran somewhere in ARPANET..Ben Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4596884359962114902011-07-23T07:03:12.358-04:002011-07-23T07:03:12.358-04:00Go ahead Ibee. Edit Wikipedia. You know you want t...Go ahead Ibee. Edit Wikipedia. You know you want to. The first web server didn't go online til 1991 :)webhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938934194973454729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-78465179764028985712011-07-23T06:53:03.148-04:002011-07-23T06:53:03.148-04:00One of us was somewhere other than in the middle o...One of us was somewhere other than in the middle of the bell curve. My first computer was a kit-built Heath-Zenith 8088, with not just 1 but 2 (!) floppy drives.Officer Cynicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193271958353271282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76737721163857818002011-07-23T01:50:53.320-04:002011-07-23T01:50:53.320-04:00Could give them the benefit of the doubt, and they...Could give them the benefit of the doubt, and they mean they had a BBS then (bulletin board you dialled in to), but yeah, otherwise my guess is their PR mean is a 20-something who thinks the internet has been around foreverRevSteveWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970968209320543283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-72726313396706285632011-07-22T22:20:16.943-04:002011-07-22T22:20:16.943-04:00Unless they're using the Islamic calendar, in ...Unless they're using the Islamic calendar, in which case the website was founded in 2543 and they're blogging from the future!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59816677104732923682011-07-22T22:10:03.950-04:002011-07-22T22:10:03.950-04:00That's okay, our EMR at the hospital still run...That's okay, our EMR at the hospital still runs on DOS.Not Househttp://iamnothouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-5677050473991786542011-07-22T21:51:38.434-04:002011-07-22T21:51:38.434-04:00Just FYI, "websites" as we usually use t...Just FYI, "websites" as we usually use the term didn't exist until 1990 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website). Methinks that wikipedia article needs a [citation needed] tag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-27450218732649727532011-07-22T21:22:52.717-04:002011-07-22T21:22:52.717-04:00Oh yeah. Had to type in "CLOAD" and &quo...Oh yeah. Had to type in "CLOAD" and "CSAVE" to load or save programs. And that great BASIC-I computer language.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22805512242008012502011-07-22T21:17:10.657-04:002011-07-22T21:17:10.657-04:00neener-neener!
I was in elementary school in 1981...neener-neener!<br /><br />I was in elementary school in 1981. But I remember programming the TRS-80, using cassette tapes to save my programs.ER's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203520439121823165noreply@blogger.com