[at-l] History of the Internet

[camojack at comcast.net (camojack@comcast.net)]

Oh yeah...the "Stone Age" of information technology; teletypes, paper tape, etc.

When we got our first (monochromatic, of course) CRT, it was a BIG deal!

-"Camo"

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From: Sloetoe <sloetoe@yahoo.com> 

> Ahhhh! See! I knew that would kindle a memory for 
> somebody! Yep! That game learnt me Matrix Algebra, as 
> I went from (I think) parsec(?) to parsec, trying to 
> get the computer to kill off the nasty ASCII Klingon 
> warships ("K") with my Enterprise ("E"), without 
> rising up so far as to invoke the dreaded Romulan 
> ("R") thingies..... or bumping into a star ("S")..... 
> 
> 
> ..................K.. 
> ..................... 
> ...K............P.... 
> .........K...S....... 
> ..................... 
> ..................... 
> ..................... 
> ....E................ 
> ................S.... 
> 
> But what were the asterixes? 
> Dang... 
> SCAN PLANET 
> scanning......... 
> 
> video-schmideo-toe 
> 
> --- camojack@comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> > Ah, the old Star Trek game...how many Starbases did 
> > YOU destroy? 
> > -"Camo" 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > From: Sloetoe 
> > > it was for trading different versions of the old 
> > IBM "Star Trek" game code, From blackwolfe at bellsouth.net  Fri Feb 10 11:55:32 2006
From: blackwolfe at bellsouth.net (Black Wolfe)
Date: Fri Feb 10 12:14:44 2006
Subject: [at-l] A Knotty Bunch of Questions
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> Skylander asks,

> How much rope or line should one bring in the  backpack?
To pitch a large tarp?  25 to 35 feet is usually more than enough for a
ridge line.  A few shorter pieces for tie-outs, and I'm usually good to go.

> Another:  What size line is best used on the trail?
1/8 inch is hard on my hands, (although that's what I usually use.) 1/4 inch
is overkill for tarp pitching and bear bagging.  I have found 3/16 to be a
nice comprimise, overkill for most needs, yet easy on the hands.  That said
it is usually 1/8 inch stuff in my pack.

However, IF my precious life is hanging on that line, It is a climbing,
rescue or arborist rated line in use.  Usually 1/2 inch, but I might go as
small as 9 mm depending on the application.

Black Wolfe