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From: danny@itm.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.social
Subject: Re: My First Time
Message-ID: <1035@itm.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-Sep-83 17:02:45 EDT
Article-I.D.: itm.1035
Posted: Thu Sep  1 17:02:45 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 8-Sep-83 11:32:50 EDT
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    Many moons ago, (1977?) I became aquainted with my first
computer.  I was a lowely under-grad at Georgia Tech, on their
Control Data Cyber 74.  Now, there were two things ya' gotta
understand.  I knew nothing about computers (black boxes), and
the Cyber thought it was (is?) a batch machine.  You know,
cards?  I sat down in front of the tube (1200 baud, how fast!),
and managed to log in.  I tried typing 'HI' and a <return>.
Upon which it immediately responded 'ILLEGAL CONTROL CARD.'.
First, I searched the area for a card reader, then I feared for
my puny account, literally expecting to be hauled away for trying
to issue an 'illegal' command.
    Since then I've found U*IX and couldn't be happier.  I mean,
*anything* I have attempted, I've accomplished.  Now, before
this becomes a commercial, lemme go.
    Hey, who remembers TELEX ?

                                    Danny Cox
                    (msdc!itm!danny)