Well, before Sub 3.1 there was PT-109, and of course the Merrimack. And then there were those clipper ships….. oh yes, those were the days.
The mono jacks and the old RCA plugs my boy.
Well, before the USB, we had the good old US of A …
Life was slower then.
Both ways uphill.
Oh how I yearn for peace and quiet…..beeps, twangs, pings, bangs….too much information….oy! Stop the world, I want to get off!
I have to admit to missing my childhood days of listening to The Shadow or The Inner Sanctum on the radio. I would get too scared to sleep sometimes. Boris Karloff was the Christopher Walken of his day for creepiness.
“Well, Grandson”, the old man answered, “we all used tin cans connected by really long strings.”.
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/C/connector-conspiracy.html
You had to look and see if it was a full hardware control or xon/xoff modem serial port or a bi-directional HP parallel printer port.
I tell my grandkids that I’m so old that when I went to school they didn’t have history yet. Thank you R. Dangerfield
Well, first you had to make sure that the DIP switches were set right and the token ring hadn’t fallen out …
Heck Boy, I remember the Prehistoric days of the 5 and a quarter inch floppy discs and some computers that didn’t even have a hard drive.
DB15
I don’t know, what’s USB 3.1.
Centronics and RS-232.
Wait, they have a new version of USB now?
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Leojim over 3 years ago
Well, before Sub 3.1 there was PT-109, and of course the Merrimack. And then there were those clipper ships….. oh yes, those were the days.
kingdiamond69 over 3 years ago
The mono jacks and the old RCA plugs my boy.
Doug K over 3 years ago
Well, before the USB, we had the good old US of A …
Meg: All Seriousness Aside over 3 years ago
Life was slower then.
Ubintold over 3 years ago
Both ways uphill.
Zebrastripes over 3 years ago
Oh how I yearn for peace and quiet…..beeps, twangs, pings, bangs….too much information….oy! Stop the world, I want to get off!
NRHAWK Premium Member over 3 years ago
I have to admit to missing my childhood days of listening to The Shadow or The Inner Sanctum on the radio. I would get too scared to sleep sometimes. Boris Karloff was the Christopher Walken of his day for creepiness.
William Bednar Premium Member over 3 years ago
“Well, Grandson”, the old man answered, “we all used tin cans connected by really long strings.”.
Nyckname over 3 years ago
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/C/connector-conspiracy.html
PoodleGroomer over 3 years ago
You had to look and see if it was a full hardware control or xon/xoff modem serial port or a bi-directional HP parallel printer port.
moeric9 over 3 years ago
I tell my grandkids that I’m so old that when I went to school they didn’t have history yet. Thank you R. Dangerfield
John Leonard Premium Member over 3 years ago
Well, first you had to make sure that the DIP switches were set right and the token ring hadn’t fallen out …
COL Crash over 3 years ago
Heck Boy, I remember the Prehistoric days of the 5 and a quarter inch floppy discs and some computers that didn’t even have a hard drive.
Plods with ...™ over 3 years ago
DB15
cuzinron47 over 3 years ago
I don’t know, what’s USB 3.1.
MCProfessor over 3 years ago
Centronics and RS-232.
WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago
Wait, they have a new version of USB now?