RE: System 34

At 09:48 PM 01/07/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm not as old as Al, but I remember helping my dad load disk packs into 
>those system/3's.   At
>least I think it was system/3's.   I was about 7 years old, about 1973?

Time frame is good.


>I also used to keypunch for him.  I thought it was cool when they changed 
>from those really big
>punch cards to the mini cards.  You could fit those in your pocket.
>
>BTW, Al, you don't look that old.

Thank you.

>Al's the only one who doesn't work for IBM and wears a suit at Common.
>
>Come to think of it, the IBM'ers don't wear suits at Common anymore.
>
>Al's the only one at Common who wears a suit.

Maybe I'm just old fashioned, but I fell that formal lectures should be 
given in proper attire.

Randy Munson also wears suits, but that gives him places to hide the magic 
tricks.

Al




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