(http://www.sidoh.org/~sidoh/oldcomputers.jpg)
Just say yes or no. If you use references, don't list them until I give my overview, please.
Yes. ROT13: V'ir frra vg orsber.
Yes. I saw that machine with my own eyes.
@Joe: wow. Shut up with your ROT. It's not even effective.
yes
Quote from: Joe on February 02, 2006, 08:52:00 PM
ROT13: V'ir frra vg orsber.
ROT13(ROT13(ROT13(Joe))) = Dum
My digital watch iam wearing could probally do 100x what that "Home comptuer can"
so Yes.
They were dead-on, though, when they say the technology needed hadn't yet been invented.
You know what it was?
I'll give you a hint:
(http://www.jinxbot.net/pub/BJT_symbol_NPN.png)
Why the fuck is there a stearing wheel in that pic?
That's a mouse retard. <3.
You're all wrong!
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp
That machine is a display for submarines, not the home computer. I thought it was pretty believable, but the absence of a comma in the "However<,> ..." portion of the sniplet made me skeptical.
@ MyndFyre: Transistor... vacuum tubes don't work very well. :)
Quote from: Sidoh on February 02, 2006, 09:49:12 PM
You're all wrong!
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp
That machine is a display for submarines, not the home computer. I thought it was pretty believable, but the absence of a comma in the "However<,> ..." portion of the sniplet made me skeptical.
@ MyndFyre: Transistor... vacuum tubes don't work very well. :)
Hehehehe. I'm pretty sure I've seen this before too, and it was debunked then, but still -- this can't be far from what the 1950's neanderthals believed.
And you're right! That is a transistor! :)
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=4732.msg53574#msg53574 date=1138935418]
Hehehehe. I'm pretty sure I've seen this before too, and it was debunked then, but still -- this can't be far from what the 1950's neanderthals believed.
And you're right! That is a transistor! :)
Hehe, yeah. I remember hearing things saying that there would be no market for PC's in the future... tell that to Gateway and Dell! :)
Quote from: Sidoh on February 02, 2006, 10:31:03 PM
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=4732.msg53574#msg53574 date=1138935418]
Hehehehe. I'm pretty sure I've seen this before too, and it was debunked then, but still -- this can't be far from what the 1950's neanderthals believed.
And you're right! That is a transistor! :)
Hehe, yeah. I remember hearing things saying that there would be no market for PC's in the future... tell that to Gateway and Dell! :)
Or microsoft, ay?
Quote from: GameSnake on February 02, 2006, 10:48:45 PM
Or microsoft, ay?
Yeah, I guess. I think Dell and Gateway are more valid examples, though. :p
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=4732.msg53574#msg53574 date=1138935418]
Quote from: Sidoh on February 02, 2006, 09:49:12 PM
You're all wrong!
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp
That machine is a display for submarines, not the home computer. I thought it was pretty believable, but the absence of a comma in the "However<,> ..." portion of the sniplet made me skeptical.
@ MyndFyre: Transistor... vacuum tubes don't work very well. :)
Hehehehe. I'm pretty sure I've seen this before too, and it was debunked then, but still -- this can't be far from what the 1950's neanderthals believed.
And you're right! That is a transistor! :)
It is perfectly understandable that they imagined computers to look like that. We are constantly doing what they said was impossible 20 years ago (my prof who did his Comp Sci degree 20 years ago especially believes that).
Also, it's an NPN transistor -- when making circuits, you have to be careful not to get it backwards, otherwise nothing will work. Trust me :)
Quote from: iago on February 02, 2006, 11:44:30 PM
Quote from: MyndFyrex86] link=topic=4732.msg53574#msg53574 date=1138935418]
Quote from: Sidoh on February 02, 2006, 09:49:12 PM
You're all wrong!
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp
That machine is a display for submarines, not the home computer. I thought it was pretty believable, but the absence of a comma in the "However<,> ..." portion of the sniplet made me skeptical.
@ MyndFyre: Transistor... vacuum tubes don't work very well. :)
Hehehehe. I'm pretty sure I've seen this before too, and it was debunked then, but still -- this can't be far from what the 1950's neanderthals believed.
And you're right! That is a transistor! :)
It is perfectly understandable that they imagined computers to look like that. We are constantly doing what they said was impossible 20 years ago (my prof who did his Comp Sci degree 20 years ago especially believes that).
Also, it's an NPN transistor -- when making circuits, you have to be careful not to get it backwards, otherwise nothing will work. Trust me :)
Yeah, I put a PNP transistor where a NPN was supposed to go because I didn't read carefully enough on the transistor where it says what it is (I don't see a physical difference between the two..) and the circuit sort of uh.. fried the breadboard. :p
Quote from: deadly7 on February 03, 2006, 02:28:30 AM
Yeah, I put a PNP transistor where a NPN was supposed to go because I didn't read carefully enough on the transistor where it says what it is (I don't see a physical difference between the two..) and the circuit sort of uh.. fried the breadboard. :p
Haha, the trick is: just don't BUY PNP transistors. So far, I've never needed one :)
Quote from: ZeroX
Why the fuck is there a stearing wheel in that pic?
Quote from: Joe
That's a mouse retard. <3.
/me saves for the next time he needs to make a CompE professor laugh
on-topic (kindof): my boss has this picture on one of her office walls, you wouldn't believe how many people ask her if its real
Quote from: unTactical on February 03, 2006, 01:25:08 PM
/me saves for the next time he needs to make a CompE professor laugh
on-topic (kindof): my boss has this picture on one of her office walls, you wouldn't believe how many people ask her if its real
Hahaha, that's good. My boss actually sent this e-mail to about 15 people knowing full well that it's fake... hahaha. He said out of those people, only me and a friend of his sent replies saying something like "You know this is fake, right? ..."
He said that the thing that convinced him 100% that it was fake was the wheel. Here's what he said:
QuoteBut in my devious way, I wasn't going to tell (and haven't told the rest).
You either figure it out or enjoy a little fantasy. One high ranking school district
staff person wrote me back a whole e-mail about how far we've progressed.
They were all happy - who am I to burst their bubble! Nahahahahaaaaa :[
P.S. So far out of about 15 people, only you two have "informed" me that you
caught the spoof.
Then he sent another reply, since he forgot to explain what the wheel is
really for:
QuoteP.S.: The wheel was to wind up the large CPU spring.
He cracks me up...
I do believe that wheel ws actually used to manually crank the punch card feeder.
Quote from: Nate on February 03, 2006, 01:54:57 PM
I do believe that wheel ws actually used to manually crank the punch card feeder.
Hahaha...
Assuming you're kidding, anyway.