Msg: 5526 *Conference*

10-31-94 12:56:49

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : JOHN BROWN

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #5524 (MANY THANKS)

And thank you for thanking me, John.  Yes, you might say I could use some
assistance, and in fact, assistance "may" be in the near future.  But hey, when
you work for yourself, all you have is yourself.  You jump out of bed and yell
... "Yeah!  I'm gonna lock-&-load, shake-&-bake, slam-&-jam, jump-&-pump, and
rock-&-roll today boy ... where's my COFFEE!?"

To your comments (e-mail and fax) about...

...how I learned so much: That's easy ... it's just a matter of time and
involvement, i.e., started in computing in 67' (IBM 1401); computer repair
(Univac) US Navy during the Vietnam war; owned micros since the mid 70's;
masters degree in information management; educational contractor for 12 years
(college/university/military); government trainer for 6 1/2 years; bbs sysop
since 1979, etc.  See!  It's simple.

...where you're at right now; your excitment: I, too, still love the
versatility of the Model 100 series.  You should be excited, but more
importantly, you should pass on the idea of excitment and involvement in
technology to your students and friends.

...something about a 10 year old machine still being useful: Sure, and why not?
Don't you drive 60 mph down the highway, 10 feet from the car in front of you,
while listening to the radio, and eating or drinking something ... in a 10 year
old car?  Don't you fly 10,000 feet at mach 1 in a 10 year old airplane?  So
why does 10 years seem so long in the computer field?  Perhaps because you've
only been exposed to the consumer-electronics side vs. professional computing
(Aka: shared resource) side.  Heck, in the "real" computing arena, it may take
10 years just to do the design work, set up and testing.  If this interests
you, go to the library and read the Journal of the ASM, and/or call your local
ASM chapter ... call your local DPMA chapter as well.

Computing is a performing art... it takes time and practice... practice,
practice, practice ... then play a consert, then do it all over again.

ASM: The Association of Systems Managers

DPMA: Data Processing Managers Association

Note: I was once a member of the San Francisco chapter of the DPMA.

Have fun... -Rick-