tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post3410250949936062109..comments2023-11-05T03:34:47.661-05:00Comments on TheCoolReport.net: I am oldStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636260045189046146noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post-42700609637644781472008-01-03T18:06:00.000-05:002008-01-03T18:06:00.000-05:00Oh God, I had forgotten about that!Oh God, I had forgotten about that!Ed Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493290377347034452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post-92176217762383615932008-01-03T15:40:00.000-05:002008-01-03T15:40:00.000-05:00I have to agree. Memories of using a second disk a...I have to agree. Memories of using a second disk as a template to cut a notch in the other side of a single sided a floppy to use both sides are really only cool if you can drop them into conversation with the skill of a bard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post-67741976744547016812008-01-03T15:24:00.000-05:002008-01-03T15:24:00.000-05:00Ok, if I need to prove my age - my first program w...Ok, if I need to prove my age - my first program was written on a HP programable calculator with reverse polish notation. It was a simulator of a moon lander. I copied the code out of a book, then modified it slightly. <BR/><BR/>The 386, both DX and SX, needed a coprocessor for floating point, I think. <BR/><BR/>Truth is, the rant and story are great. Just proof that Steve is the man.Ed Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493290377347034452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post-65285622349707161302008-01-03T15:15:00.000-05:002008-01-03T15:15:00.000-05:00Our 286 ran at 16 MHZ! and it had VGA! The 8086 w...Our 286 ran at 16 MHZ! and it had VGA! The 8086 we had, had dual floppies, which was a big improvement over previous rigs, but 16 colors was never that impressive.<BR/><BR/>I never had a 386, but I seem to remember them coming in the SX (SuX) and DX (DeluX) formats. Our 486 was a DX.<BR/><BR/>My first Pentium was a 166, and it was light years beyond 16 color porn. <BR/><BR/>And there's only so much smut you can fit on a floppy...<BR/><BR/>Even an 8 incher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post-66439470307015714222007-12-31T23:45:00.000-05:002007-12-31T23:45:00.000-05:00Book of JaQuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!Honestly Ed, I was...Book of JaQuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Honestly Ed, I was debating which suffix to use. I couldn't be sure if the DX was the model with the co-processor or not. <BR/><BR/>And again, this is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636260045189046146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3006450.post-49419415095894231792007-12-31T15:32:00.000-05:002007-12-31T15:32:00.000-05:00Technically, if it had a math co-processor it was ...Technically, if it had a math co-processor it was a 486SX. The DX had a built in co-processor. The funniest thing is, the "co-processor" for the SX was just a full DX with a different pin configuration. I wish I had known that back in the day, as the co-processor was cheap compared to a DX. Depending on where you were in the cycle, you could buy a SX & a co-processor for the price of a DX. Which was insane since you were really buying two DX's - one with some parts disabled and another on a different pin out. <BR/><BR/>Okay, how lame is this? 1) a comment to be a pendant on obsolete hardware and 2) complaining about said hardwares pricing structure too many years after the fact.Ed Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493290377347034452noreply@blogger.com