Subj : Re: Big nostalgia hits
To   : Bob Worm
From : Gamgee
Date : Sat Nov 18 2023 09:07:00

-=> Bob Worm wrote to Gamgee <=-

 BW>   Re: Re: Big nostalgia hits
 BW>   By: Gamgee to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Nov 17 2023 07:32:00

 BW> Hi, Gamgee.

 > The sound of a floppy drive reading/writing a disk.

 BW> I always loved the overlapping "neeeeer neeer noot" noises of
 BW> dual 5.25" floppies self testing at boot.

Oh yes, my first PC was a Kaypro PC, running (I think) MSDOS 2.11.  Came 
with two 360's and no HD.  Eventually I added one, but those early days 
were fun.

 BW> Nowadays when I'm listening to a floppy drive it's usually
 BW> because I'm looking out for that horrible scraping noise that
 BW> tells me "that one's got dirt in it".

Heh.  Yeah that's never good to hear.

 > The various modem connection/negotiation tones.

 BW> My mate Martin claimed he could tell what rate a modem was going
 BW> to sync at by listening to the connection tones. Annoyingly he
 BW> actually could, +/- a couple of kbaud. Nerd.

Well, the different speeds/protocols did negotiate differently.  I never 
did it, but with enough practice/effort, I'd think one could learn the 
differences.  :-)

 > Duke Nukem saying "Let's rock".

 BW> Oh, wow - you just gave me a flashback to Dan Douglas' Duke
 BW> Smoochem 3D, an amazingly accurate replica of UK life built in
 BW> the Duke3D engine. It's the most British thing ever...

Hehe, haven't heard of that one.



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