OLD! Mentee: what was it like before we had shadow'ed passwords? me: It was weird. But the transition time was even stranger... installers would ask if you wanted to shadow your passwords or not. mentee: did you ever use a real TTY device? me: sigh... at one gig OLD MICK IS OLD
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Replying to @bettersafetynet
Did you ever boot from tape?

Oct 10, 2022 路 1:17 PM UTC

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Replying to @hal_pomeranz
No, I have patched from it though. I have also used ed to repair a SunOS box that didn't have the volumes unmounted correctly.
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Pretty sure @marchany has loaded an OS from punch cards more than once. And don't get him started on 3270 terminals...
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