Subj : RE: Re: Its the food To : poindexter FORTRAN From : nugax Date : Thu Mar 23 2023 00:29:24 On 20 Mar 23 06:51:00, poindexter FORTRAN wrote: PF>-=> nugax wrote to vorlon <=- PF> PF> nu> VAX! I saw one ontime. with all of its tubes ans glory. lol. PF> nu> -Nugax (cbbs) PF> PF>I started off in computers when they stood in the center of glassed-off PF>rooms with a ramp leading up to a raised floor. Only appointed people PF>were allowed to enter the room and Never With Food Or Drink. PF> PF>Getting to go in and see a system was awe-inspiring to college-aged me. PF> PF>Later I took a job writing code on a midrange computer (only the size PF>of 2 armoires...) where I was tasked with environmental maintenance PF>(e.g. sweeping all of the paper chads out from under the line printer) PF>and swapping tapes for backup. I later became the Lead Acolyte. PF> PF>I ascended to full priesthood when I was allowed to hit the Big Red PF>Button that engaged the Halon system as a test. PF> PF> PF> PF>... Dont give Chad a big neural network PF>--- MultiMail/Win v0.52 PF> * Origin: realitycheckBBS.org -- information is power. (21:4/122) PF> nice! -Nugax (cbbs) --- CyberBBS v1.0.11 2023/03/12 [Debian Linux/x64] * Origin: CyberBBS WHQ BBS | http://www.cyberbbs.co (21:1/167) .