Subj : Re: Hi all!
To   : hyjinx
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Sep 07 2025 08:38:59

-=> hyjinx wrote to Gamgee <=-

 Ga> 4.  On my first PC (a Kaypro PC), I upgraded the 8088 CPU to a VIC-20
 Ga> and it was a noticeable speed increase.

 hy> I think you mean V20 :) A VIC-20 is quite a different thing!

Yes...  LOL, a serious brain lapse there.

 Ga> 6.  Massive, complicated batch files to run a mailer and BBS package for
 Ga> FidoNet.  For me it was FrontDoor (and later Intermail) and PCBoard.
 Ga> LOTS of errorlevels and branches for mail/callers/doors/maintenance.  I
 Ga> still have my masterpiece batch file that made it all work together.
 Ga>
 Ga> Ahhhhh - the good old days!!  :-)

 hy> I was just about to say the same!

 hy> (I am writing this on an IBM 5160 XT though!)

Very cool!



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