My lodger collects antique English clocks, which is how the printed catalogue came into my hands. I've lost count of how many clocks there are around the place; only one of them strikes the hours and I miss it when it stops because we've both forgotten to wind it. I always look out for clocks whenever I visit an old house or museum...
I remember BBC Micros with affection as well, although the computing when I did my Physics degree was done on a mainframe using punched cards — heaven help you if you dropped the tray while you were carrying it across a windy road to queue up to input your programme! Later on, when I was working in IT in the Central Electricity Generating Board, VAXes were our general purpose workhorses. And there was great excitement when the typing pool got a word processor (am IBM system 36, if I remember correctly). Although "typing pool" was a grand term for Linda and Daphne, who were the only ones actually allowed to use it.
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Date: 2009-09-26 05:48 pm (UTC)I remember BBC Micros with affection as well, although the computing when I did my Physics degree was done on a mainframe using punched cards — heaven help you if you dropped the tray while you were carrying it across a windy road to queue up to input your programme! Later on, when I was working in IT in the Central Electricity Generating Board, VAXes were our general purpose workhorses. And there was great excitement when the typing pool got a word processor (am IBM system 36, if I remember correctly). Although "typing pool" was a grand term for Linda and Daphne, who were the only ones actually allowed to use it.