Author Topic: Need a cork? (Read 5677 times)

ZWarrior · « **on:** August 22, 2002, 09:42:41 AM »

I was trying to free up some space on my server today, and found this movie in there among others. I may post some others, and will post a message on the front page shortly, but figured I would offer this treat to forums members first.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2002, 09:44:20 AM »

Forgot to tell you, it's about 1.7MB.

Boomslang · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2002, 04:10:50 PM »

So thats who Opie is :hotbouns:

ZWarrior · « **Reply #3 on:** August 22, 2002, 06:29:45 PM »

Actually, the guy in the clip is from 3rd Rock. I still don't know his name, but I recognize his voice. It's an old clip.

opiesilver · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2002, 12:16:24 AM »

That's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. And no Boomstain, opps I mean Boomslang, I'm not opposed to chemical warfare if it means I win.

Morpheus · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2002, 11:30:21 AM »

Oh geez!

You should have warned me not to watch this at work, I'm distrubing everyone by rolling around on the ground laughing.

Morpheus · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2002, 11:30:55 AM »

By the way we are having the cheeze dip at the tourney right?

ZWarrior · « **Reply #7 on:** August 26, 2002, 12:25:27 PM »

I dunno, it doesn't seem to be all that popular...

*ducks all the paperballs thrown at him*

opiesilver · « **Reply #8 on:** August 26, 2002, 07:57:20 PM »

***thunk!!! ZW falls to the floor***

I've got another MFM drive where that one came from. Bring the cheese dip or else!!

Morpheus · « **Reply #9 on:** August 27, 2002, 01:56:10 PM »

Perhaps beens and weenies would be more popular.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #10 on:** August 29, 2002, 07:49:12 AM »

MFM?!? Where in God's name did you dredge one of those up? Half the peeps on this forum haven't a clue what that is, it's so old! Glad it wasn't RLL or ESDI!

Morpheus · « **Reply #11 on:** August 29, 2002, 09:33:08 AM »

Did you get a hernia throwing that?

opiesilver · « **Reply #12 on:** August 29, 2002, 11:36:31 PM »

I took my vitamins. It was in that old Cray Power Series III that I have in my garage.

As for the old equipment, my first computer was a Burroughs B-80 mainframe with card punch and a stack of ESD. I could only run it for about 45 minutes before it got to hot in the garage. If I remember to, I'll bring one of the old platters that had a head crash to the LAN party.

ZWarrior · « **Reply #13 on:** September 03, 2002, 12:35:50 PM »

:lol
Not many people have ever heard of punchcards, let alone seen one. And you OWN one?!? You have GOT to be older than me. Punchcards were big when I was in the elementary school, and we getting old when I graduated HS.

Spade · « **Reply #14 on:** September 03, 2002, 02:53:40 PM »

And to think I used to service those beasts....Along with the B21 and B25 series word processors. I still have all the 8 inch floppies and the chips for them. LOL FYI, Opie, I was the Burroughs Service Rep for Omaha for about 3 years until it switched to Unisys.

opiesilver · « **Reply #15 on:** September 04, 2002, 01:23:16 AM »

Did you get laid off like everyone else did just after the "official" merger? Dad had worked for them for 19 1/2 years when they laid him off.

As for the age thing, when I had my punch card reader it was probably one of the few still working in the country. Late 70's to early eighties. I think that sometimes my Dad must have used vacume tubes for my pacifier. I cannot remember a time when a computer or similar devies was not ever present in my life.

Spade · « **Reply #16 on:** September 04, 2002, 08:50:01 AM »

LOL.....No I left on my own accord and ventured into building automation or DDC controls. Computerized facility management, it just seemed to be a facinating technology at the time. Sounds like you followed in your dads footsteps..:hotbouns:

ZWarrior · « **Reply #17 on:** September 04, 2002, 04:12:55 PM »

Hey Spade!
Did you know a guy by the name of Dave Ward while you were at Burroughs?

opiesilver · « **Reply #18 on:** September 04, 2002, 05:35:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Spade
LOL.....No I left on my own accord and ventured into building automation or DDC controls. Computerized facility management, it just seemed to be a facinating technology at the time. Sounds like you followed in your dads footsteps..:hotbouns:

Sort of....I don't just repair them when they are broken, but I do everything from designing customer componets to customizing software. I'm supposed to be the repository of all computer knowledge. HA! If my boss only knew how much research time I put in on the net. Just love google.com .

n1c · « **Reply #19 on:** September 04, 2002, 10:20:05 PM »

I love google too, thats my startup page...

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