Identifying an old computer cable connector
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sbrothy
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Oh, I don't need no cable to know I'm old. I remember the mainframes with their magnetic tapes and the old, really big, floppy disks. What was it? 8"?
Heh. Good times.
EDIT: Oh, and sorry for engaging. I'm sure we don't need a nostalgia thread.
Heh. Good times.
EDIT: Oh, and sorry for engaging. I'm sure we don't need a nostalgia thread.
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My memory fades. I saw it on my Altair 680 computer.
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Ha! There's an additional category of people who have seen it, recognize it, but are too old to remember what it was for! Ha ha ha.
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Aaaw, we were just having a bit of innocent fun! Partypooper!Baluncore said:Get over it. Nostalgia is just a thing of the past.
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