Gustav Brock
Gustav at cactus.dk
Mon Nov 3 01:39:58 CST 2008
Hi Daryl No, hard to believe these days, but 8" true floppy disks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk /gustav >>> Darryl.Collins at coles.com.au 03-11-2008 00:35 >>> heh, and they are probably the floppies that were really floppy (5 1/4 inches) :) -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Don Bozarth Sent: Sunday, 2 November 2008 6:42 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Lost error handling Arthur, My some old memories.... somewhere around here I still have a copy of wordstar on 8" floppies... Don B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Fuller" <fuller.artful at gmail.com> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [AccessD] Lost error handling >>>You'd think by now that development would be getting easier, but it > just seems like there are more and more hurdles in the path. > > When I started programming in 1983, learning dBASE II and SuperCalc and > WordStar, I thought "this is too easy, programming is gone as a career". > One > of my many failures to comprehend the nature of economics. It's in > everyone's interest (other than the clients') that things grow vastly more > complex. It creates opportunities to sell training, certifications, etc. > etc. etc. To paraphrase Michael Douglas in "Wall Street", hurdles are > good. > > :)