Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/18

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Subject: [Leica] Re:SD cards in M8
From: clive.moss at gmail.com (Clive Moss)
Date: Sun Mar 18 20:01:01 2007
References: <C221D8F2.8E23%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk><E19B8519-366F-47DA-BDB8-4E4DAB3E180A@ciudad.com.ar><00fc01c768ca$eaebe880$48cb6743@MacPhisto><004f01c768e2$4b996470$1eac28d1@fumcratr6dmly7><A9B5783B-6B49-4A1B-BEDD-F9C5F0A256AF@mac.com><110760C5-47F7-4F69-9010-A6AB0359BB1C@btinternet.com><4cfa589b0703180957x1a00e4dbpc2a714eebbcc4634@mail.gmail.com> <004a01c76981$85047cf0$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <002901c7698e$8decfe20$2101a8c0@luispersonal>

My first real computer was an IBM 704 - 8K of 36 bit words for memory, 
and a drum of the same size for direct access memory.
In about 1968 I (my employer, actually) paid around $250,000 for 1 MB 
main memory (AKA Large Capacity Storage), if my wet memory serves me.
This make the M8 at around $5000 including a couple of 2000 MB memory 
cards a real bargain - so I ordered a black one (to look good with a 
35mm Titanium Summilux) from B&H last week :-)
Clive
http://www.clive.moss.net/blog/




on 3/18/2007 1:52 PM Luis Ripoll said the following:
> Jim,
> 
> This sound me familial too, the first computer I've work was an HP1000 with
> same characteristics of your PDP, the hard disc was 20 MB! And my first
> personal computer was a small HP (maybe HP120...?) with the diskettes of
> 3,5", IBM was not yet announced (I think) the PC, my worsheet was 
> "Visicalc"
> a very ancient predecessor of the Excel.

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