Steve Wertz > wrote in
:

> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:45:20 GMT, Wayne > wrote:
>
>>That really brings back memories. My very first computer at home was a
>>Kaypro 10 with CP/M operating system, a whopping 10MB hard drive, two
>>5¼" floppy drives, and a speedy 300 baud modem. I could type faster
>>than the data coming across the line!
>
> That was the first computer I had to work with 'professionally',
> running dBase II. It was a portable computer, even <snicker>.
> At home I had an Osborne (another 'portable') running MS-DOS.
>
> -sw
>

Yeah, "portable"! It had a handle! Built like a battleship and weighed
about the same. I ran dBase II also, along with word processing
software, and a software package to connect to a local Freenet. I soon
upgraded with a Hayes 1200 baud modem in order to connect to our
mainframe at work. I was working in systems support then and even a slow
connection was a whole lot better than a 35 mile drive in the middle of
the night.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.