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<p>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).<br>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>It probably had about as much compute power as that Tandy Model
4. External data storage (and system boot) were via a cassette
drive.<br>
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<p>Mark J<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/7/2020 7:19 AM, cgs wrote:<br>
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<font size="+1">My Tandy Model 4 (1982) had 64k RAM and one 5 1/4"
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/7/20 8:16 AM, James Peck wrote:<br>
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<div style="background-color:#FFFFFF">MB or GB? I bought a 16GB
(smallest they had) for about $5 at our local grocery store.<br>
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Mike M<br>
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<div class="x_moz-cite-prefix">On 3/6/2020 11:14 PM, James
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<span>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.</span></div>
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<div class="x_PlainText">I used this procedure to
install Linux Mint 19.3 from the memory stick <br>
onto my laptop (uefi as<br>
opposed to legacy bios) in a dual boot configuration
with Windows 10. <br>
It worked very well.<br>
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<a
href="https://www.tecmint.com/install-linux-mint-alongside-windows-dual-boot-uefi-mode/"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.tecmint.com/install-linux-mint-alongside-windows-dual-boot-uefi-mode/</a><br>
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Alan in Louisiana<br>
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On 3/5/2020 8:50 PM, Mike M wrote:<br>
> Downloaded Linux Mint onto a memory stick
tonight, and so far am very <br>
> pleased with what I see. It will take a little
learning curve, but it <br>
> sure is more snappy than Windows 7. I'll keep
playing with it and <br>
> learn as I go. I did have to F12 my computer to
change to boot <br>
> sequence, and after that it was seamless.
Tractor reference, I used my <br>
> tractor to drag a couple huge Oaks and a couple
Black Cherry trees <br>
> onto the pavement tonight before some rain set
in, and we go into mud <br>
> season. Created all kinds of hate and
discontent as they were dragged <br>
> through the brush and smaller trees.<br>
><br>
> Mike M<br>
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