[AT] OT- Computer help please

[Jim Becker]

This is getting pretty far from a discussion of loading Linux onto/from a memory stick.  The first computer I worked on (professionally in 1974) was a Datapoint 2200.  It had a 16K main memory and a 2.5M hard disk drive.  I only had those luxuries for development.  My deliverable had to load from a cassette tape and run on a machine with only 8K of memory and no disk drive.

Here is the wiki description of the computer, a worthwhile read for computer nerds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datapoint_2200

Jim Becker

From: Mark Johnson 
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The first minicomputer I worked on (an NCR 8200) was designed for a small office with 2-4 users and had 128 K RAM (core memory, no less) and 10 MB of hard disks (2 14-inch platters, that took somewhere between 90 seconds and 2 minutes to spin up).




The core memory was actually pretty handy...I could kill the power at the end of a work day and just turn it on the next morning. Memory was preserved and the system just behaved as if it had gone through a power glitch.



It probably had about as much compute power as that Tandy Model 4. External data storage (and system boot) were via a cassette drive.




Mark J




On 3/7/2020 7:19 AM, cgs wrote:

  My Tandy Model 4 (1982) had 64k RAM and one 5 1/4" floppy drive.


  On 3/7/20 8:16 AM, James Peck wrote:

    See what happens when I do not include a link.


    My first Compaq 386 bought in 1987 had a 40 MB hard drive.

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    MB or GB? I bought a 16GB (smallest they had) for about $5 at our local grocery store.

    Mike M


    On 3/6/2020 11:14 PM, James Peck wrote:

      I bought a 256MB USB stick for $25.99 about a month back. I went to buy another today. They were out of 256MB and 128MB. Is that due to Covid-19 or trade negotiations.

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      I used this procedure to install Linux Mint 19.3 from the memory stick 
      onto my laptop (uefi as
      opposed to legacy bios) in a dual boot configuration with Windows 10.  
      It worked very well.

      https://www.tecmint.com/install-linux-mint-alongside-windows-dual-boot-uefi-mode/

      Alan in Louisiana





      On 3/5/2020 8:50 PM, Mike M wrote:
      > Downloaded Linux Mint onto a memory stick tonight, and so far am very 
      > pleased with what I see. It will take a little learning curve, but it 
      > sure is more snappy than Windows 7. I'll keep playing with it and 
      > learn as I go. I did have to F12 my computer to change to boot 
      > sequence, and after that it was seamless. Tractor reference, I used my 
      > tractor to drag a couple huge Oaks and a couple Black Cherry trees 
      > onto the pavement tonight before some rain set in, and we go into mud 
      > season. Created all kinds of hate and discontent as they were dragged 
      > through the brush and smaller trees.
      >
      > Mike M
      >
      >

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