[AccessD] Apollo Guidance Computer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jim Lawrence accessd at shaw.ca
Thu Sep 13 11:23:20 CDT 2012


Which means you are not going to throw it out. 

Just install a version of Linux on the box and the old beater is now a
server suitable for rack mounting and networking.

Jim 

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
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I've still got a 486 in the garage.  Fine machine.  Still works.

R
 

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Goodhall
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Right.  I have a space in the basement that my wife refers to (not
affectionately) as The Computer Graveyard.

Steve Goodhall, MSCS, PMP

-----Original message-----
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You have talked me into it I have to through out some of my old computers.

Jim

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
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And all you iPhone nerds think you got it bad...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

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John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

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when you do not believe in it

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