Subj : Re: mastodon
To   : n2qfd
From : Ed Vance
Date : Wed Apr 10 2024 00:15:47

Mal,
I like Your post.
I became interested in computer things in the 1970's listening to a QSO
(conversation) on a 2 meter repeater of a HAM who owned a TRS-80 Model One
asking a fellow who worked with Main Frame Computers, how to do something on
his Trash80 PC.

I found I could understand the topic and began thinking of owning one for
myself.
(Back then I subscribed to Popular Electronics and Radio-Electronics magazines
and was already interested knowing friends who owned Apple][ and PET PC's)
Finally decided on the C=64 for myself.

Another Ham told me of a Commodore dial-up BBS and I signed up to use it.
Later, a free monthly newsletter had telephone numbers for PC, Apple and Atari
BBS's.
I signed up on a PC BBS so I could learn some about DOS BASIC and Win 3.1 .
I like hearing what folks who have years of experience doing things that I get
interested in knowing about, to tell me their experiences.
..
Ed W9ODR  .  .
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