technology graveyard

From: Elaine Hunt (ehunt@ces.clemson.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 12 2000 - 22:35:40 EET


In Memory
Lest we forget. . .

                      The following is a special list of now deceased
trailblazers of the computer era. Familiar only to those who traversed these
forgotten paths. It is design to bring back those memories of a bygone era.

CP/M Visicalc Osborne Wordstar
MicroChannel EISA Lisa 8088 Z80
ZDOS EGA/CGA Apple III 640KB
SIPPS TRS80 Omninet Xenix AUI
DS/DD RLL 10MB HD PC Jr WP4.2
300 baud 5.25FDD Fastback Dr. Dos Heathkit
PC AT MFM Leading Edge Miniscribe
TurboDOS EMM386 DX/SX SatisFAXtion
VESA Targa Multimate HardCard
OverDrive CPU SuperWylbur

                     We had many others in mind but we were afraid of offending
existing users by telling them that there cherished item has gone to the
computer graveyard (Your time is used up. . . On you go to the scrap heap of
history!) There are many that will soon be joining this exalted list.

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