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to: Robert G Lewis
from: Adam Flinton
date: 1995-12-06 17:15:02
subject: Re: History of the PC industry

From: "Adam Flinton" 

I have literally just (major shed clear out last weekend) chucked my big
5.25 inch floppies & their holder....I was sorely tempted to keep them
due to a combination of the magpie instinct & nostalgia.....

All sorts of weird old proggies.

Adam


"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
news:3df0d5ab$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> WOW
>
> Even I don't keep stuff that long 
>
> "Antti Kurenniemi" 
wrote in message
> news:3df0cd13{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Hey, I can check that - I have Windows 1.0 floppies somewhere... damn,
now
> I
> > can't find them - I'll look them up, because I'm sure I have them
> somewhere.
> >
> >
> > Antti Kurenniemi
> >
> > "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> > news:3df0c082$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > I think there was Windows 286 then Windows 386 then Windows 3.0 , I
> > remember
> > > the reviews for Windows 3.0 - I especially liked one Comment 'A Good
> First
> > > Effort', totally forgetting that Windows had been available for 5+
> years.
> > > Even then the PR machine worked well.
> >
> >
>
>

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