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You have to forgive Ali CG, he's so young he'll never have seen the kind of technology Peter and I grew up with.
I bet he's never even seen a black and white TV, and might not believe that such a thing even existed.
I can still remember the 1st program I saw in colour (The High Chaparral) in a pub on Hayling Island in the late 1960s. It was an astonishing revelation to see it for the 1st time, though I knew how the technology worked (shadow mask CRT) as I was a Physics student in London University at the time.
I bet he's never even seen a black and white TV, and might not believe that such a thing even existed.
I can still remember the 1st program I saw in colour (The High Chaparral) in a pub on Hayling Island in the late 1960s. It was an astonishing revelation to see it for the 1st time, though I knew how the technology worked (shadow mask CRT) as I was a Physics student in London University at the time.
Indeed Terry, some people have no idea. At school I had to learn to do all my mathematics in my head and at exam time we had nothing to crib from, no calculators to help.
I'm sure I showed this pic before but the thumbnail shows what we had at University to calculate with, if it was too complicated for our slide rules. (Still have mine).
I did mathematics, physics and geology at Imperial College. (Failed ;-( ).
I'm sure I showed this pic before but the thumbnail shows what we had at University to calculate with, if it was too complicated for our slide rules. (Still have mine).
I did mathematics, physics and geology at Imperial College. (Failed ;-( ).
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Snap ! Peter. I was at King's. I had places at Bristol, Birmingham, and a third I can't remember now, and I applied to King's, Imperial and UC in London. Imperial was my preferred choice but King's interviewed me and made an offer, and I was advised by staff at school that turning down one London college might make the others decline to even see me, so I accepted KC because I really wanted to be in "swinging London" above any other consideration. I was reading Maths and Physics in the 1st year of the "new" degree units, and I got 9/17 of a second in my first year, and did absolutely nothing in the 2nd year when I became indolent, uninterested and disillusioned with academia. I applied to BOAC and went to a weekend selection at Hamble where I was rejected for my colour vision which we've discussed before.
I left before the 3rd year and was rescued from a life of total idleness by IBM opening up a computer centre about a mile from my home. Luckily for me they saw some potential and hired me. I discovered upon starting that they obviously had a policy of recruiting University dropouts into the Operations department, it was packed with loads of us.
I left before the 3rd year and was rescued from a life of total idleness by IBM opening up a computer centre about a mile from my home. Luckily for me they saw some potential and hired me. I discovered upon starting that they obviously had a policy of recruiting University dropouts into the Operations department, it was packed with loads of us.
I did the BOAC thing too after feeling that I really should try to do something with my life...LOL They failed me in the final med test...eyesight just beyond the limit (which was well nigh perfect in those days).
I ended up as a lab assistant at Dunlop's in Birmingham, which didn't last long, then I became a civil servant in London, which lasted longer, then finally Air Canada, Heathrow....and thence to Canada.
I ended up as a lab assistant at Dunlop's in Birmingham, which didn't last long, then I became a civil servant in London, which lasted longer, then finally Air Canada, Heathrow....and thence to Canada.
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well terry i have seen a black and white t.v. and know i know that they exist
mahmoud so would the screen be like the computer that was in the hatch in lost???
you know the one with the green font and "black" (off) background?
peter you have to have 20/20 vision to become a pilot rite?
mahmoud so would the screen be like the computer that was in the hatch in lost???
you know the one with the green font and "black" (off) background?
peter you have to have 20/20 vision to become a pilot rite?
I still use every day my Sharp Organizer - green screen with dark green font.
You used to have to have 20/20 vision, unaided, in those days but nowadays as long as you have 20/20 with correction (lenses etc) it's OK.
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