Re: University credentials used by third parties

[Bob Kalal <kalal.1 () OSU EDU>]

Well, my first boss in this business told us of how he started on a government vacuum tube machine whose MTF (Mean Time 
to Failure) was shorter than the boot time. 

Bob Kalal
Director (Retired), Information Technology Policy
THE Ohio State University

On Aug 18, 2010, at 7:09 PM, Pete Hickey wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 03:43:45PM -0700, Pollock, Joseph wrote:
>
> > Anyone remember when an 8KB core memory board for a PDP-8 was nearly
> > $10,000?  For me, that really puts things in perspective.
>
> Yeah, but that was 8K of 12 bit words.  50% more!!!!  You got more for
> your money in those days.
>
> -- 
> Pete Hickey                      
> The University of Ottawa           Send $50 and I'll double your IQ
> Ottawa, Ontario                          or no money back!
> Canada