tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post5421453673077657187..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Old ToolsLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-88114482038394646632009-03-24T14:23:00.000-04:002009-03-24T14:23:00.000-04:00Jane says,I'm still traumatized by the fact that I...Jane says,<BR/><BR/><I>I'm still traumatized by the fact that I never received my pet squirrel prize from the Memory game!!</I><BR/><BR/>We can fix that. Next time you're home I'll trap one of the squirrels in the back yard and you can take it back to Belgium with you!Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-56452250228235853202009-03-24T12:44:00.000-04:002009-03-24T12:44:00.000-04:00It looks like the disk that I used to have to put ...It looks like the disk that I used to have to put into the computer before I put in the disk for Friendlyware, which featured such cutting-edge games as Hangman, Memory, and Nevada Dice.<BR/><BR/>I'm still traumatized by the fact that I never received my pet squirrel prize from the Memory game!!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356752633529157569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-83247829603436402212009-03-24T09:21:00.000-04:002009-03-24T09:21:00.000-04:00And that stack of dead tree slabs bound in a vinyl...And that stack of dead tree slabs bound in a vinyl cover - I think it's called a "manual."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-77941752294377613442009-03-24T00:40:00.000-04:002009-03-24T00:40:00.000-04:00It's a 5.25' as stated with pc-dos.I still have on...It's a 5.25' as stated with pc-dos.<BR/>I still have one like the photo, manual and all.<BR/>AND it's not old...<BR/>pdp11 papertape and a dectape...<BR/>oh damn I am that oldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-52264292607277726942009-03-23T23:07:00.000-04:002009-03-23T23:07:00.000-04:00It's a "lazer" disc that you must flip over to wat...It's a "lazer" disc that you must flip over to watch the second hour of the Flesh Gordon movie.<BR/><BR/>Oops I meant Flash Gordon.The Key Questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426898630563791849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-17792377473348152722009-03-23T20:34:00.000-04:002009-03-23T20:34:00.000-04:00If science is being knocked back to the stone age ...If science is being knocked back to the stone age in Canada, you might find there will be a bit of a demand for these old tools from prehistoric times.Timothy V Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03913020911593893925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-27354765705241380502009-03-23T20:00:00.000-04:002009-03-23T20:00:00.000-04:00It's a boot-up disk for a very old system.It's a boot-up disk for a very old system.paul01https://www.blogger.com/profile/06306440944379183875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-20909502610402781212009-03-23T18:30:00.000-04:002009-03-23T18:30:00.000-04:00Heh, I still remember the punched cards we had to ...Heh, I still remember the punched cards we had to use. Dem was the days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-81408573549709195732009-03-23T18:04:00.000-04:002009-03-23T18:04:00.000-04:00I still have a 5" floppy drive and an original dis...I still have a 5" floppy drive and an original disc with with my entire dissertation on it somehwere in the basement. IIRC, a whopping 200 kb zipped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-25128662465003797562009-03-23T17:49:00.000-04:002009-03-23T17:49:00.000-04:00That looks like a 5.25" (13.3 cm) floppy disk. Hmm...That looks like a 5.25" (13.3 cm) floppy disk. Hmmmph. You haven't lived if you haven't handled an 8" (20 cm) floppy.<BR/><BR/>Both types are good as shims to level a shaky table leg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com