On Sep 01, 2014 10:05am, KURT WEISKE wrote to ED KOON:

EK>> I remember my old 286/12 IBM clone that weighed more than a
EK>> cinderblock. That old MFM drive was huge and heavy. I remember
EK>> upgrading it's 1200 baud modem to 2400 baud. Man that was FAST! LOL!

KW> That was about the time I started my BBS -- a 286 clone, motherboard
KW> packed with electronic components, 2 32 MB MFM drives. They'd need
KW> seasonal reformatting, and the BBS would toss a message a second.
KW> Maintenance took all early morning long -- when it didn't crash because
KW> the disk filled up!

Yea man.. Those were the days for sure! :)

Regards,

Ed "DOC" Koon - Sysop

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