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I'm going through boxes of old software here at work, trying to document everything and weed out the usable software to the archive-it-because-we-can't-throw-anything-out software.
There is a lot of stuff that is just a little-to-old or not-part-of-the-policy (for example microsoft works programs). Then there is the stuff on 3.5" floppies that proudly state "now Win95 compatible" or "Mac OS 7 supported". I'm surely dating myself by knowing most of the programs on the 5.25" floppies for the Apple GSII or IMB/Tandy machines.
The piece of software that amused me the most:
"Golden Oldies" is on a 5.25" floppy that is IBM XT, PC, PC Jr, compatible: 128 k. (There isn't a program in the world right now that can even start up with 128k). It was published in 1979 (Hey, I was still in high school!) and contains four "Computer Software Classics". Like computers had been around long enough by 1979 to warrant a "classic collection". The four programs were Adventure, Eliza, Life and Pong.
I will say that Life is a great and cool program. Still, the whole concept of "classic computer games" in 1979 amuses me.
There is a lot of stuff that is just a little-to-old or not-part-of-the-policy (for example microsoft works programs). Then there is the stuff on 3.5" floppies that proudly state "now Win95 compatible" or "Mac OS 7 supported". I'm surely dating myself by knowing most of the programs on the 5.25" floppies for the Apple GSII or IMB/Tandy machines.
The piece of software that amused me the most:
"Golden Oldies" is on a 5.25" floppy that is IBM XT, PC, PC Jr, compatible: 128 k. (There isn't a program in the world right now that can even start up with 128k). It was published in 1979 (Hey, I was still in high school!) and contains four "Computer Software Classics". Like computers had been around long enough by 1979 to warrant a "classic collection". The four programs were Adventure, Eliza, Life and Pong.
I will say that Life is a great and cool program. Still, the whole concept of "classic computer games" in 1979 amuses me.
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Date: 2006-06-28 01:12 am (UTC)From:I think I have an Apple GSII in my basement. Heh.
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Date: 2006-06-28 01:37 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2006-06-28 02:44 am (UTC)From:We've actually got a whole pile of stuff that they are going to sell on e-bay. Flimstip projectors and the like. I'm sure someone, somewhere will want to buy them.