![](/i/fill.gif) |
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On 16-8-2009 19:34, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> It appears I had the right pins, they're just not numbered in the
>>> order I was expecting.
>>
>> That /might/ lead to incorrectly wired circuitry :-P
>
> The point being, it *is* the two corner pins, as I expected. It's just
> that those corners aren't numbered 1 and 14 for some reason.
Let me guess: valves
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On 16-8-2009 17:27, Stephen wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:55:46 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>
>> A popular one afrom the beginning of mainframe computers was core memory
>> (see e.g. http://www.columbia.edu/acis/history/core.html).
>
> Just wandering down memory lane I looked up the Honeywell H316 as it was the
> first computer that I worked on. At one time marketed as "The Honeywell Kitchen
> Computer" LOL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeywell_316
Seems you are a few years before into computers. I started programming
on (I think) a TRS80 in 1978 or 1979. Although I might have encountered
a computer before that at my summer holiday job, which had something to
do with punched cards. My first serious mainframe was a CDC Cyber
stationed at SARA, the computer facility in Amsterdam in 1982.
I just found some stuff from that era. Yip does bring back memories.
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:55:11 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>Seems you are a few years before into computers.
My first real job was with Honeywell, in 1969. Where I tested PCBs for the H-416
and H-316. The first computer I ever saw was a valve analog one at Glasgow
University a couple of years earlier. I spent about 10 years working in computer
maintenance in factories before working offshore. Which was a very different
life :)
Now I skive around working in SAP configuring the Plant Maintenance and Customer
Service modules.
--
Regards
Stephen
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On 16-8-2009 22:24, Stephen wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:55:11 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>
>> Seems you are a few years before into computers.
>
> My first real job was with Honeywell, in 1969. Where I tested PCBs for the H-416
> and H-316. The first computer I ever saw was a valve analog one at Glasgow
> University a couple of years earlier. I spent about 10 years working in computer
> maintenance in factories before working offshore. Which was a very different
> life :)
Hey, another off-shore guy. Coincidence? I guess so.
> Now I skive around working in SAP configuring the Plant Maintenance and Customer
> Service modules.
Off to Google... Ok, SAP is that sort of company. Having plant and sap
in one sentence might suggest something else. Just kidding, I simply had
not heard of it. And I assume skive means something with a lot of
travelling.
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:34:00 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>Hey, another off-shore guy. Coincidence? I guess so.
>
You too?
Shay works offshore in the Mexican Gulf IIRC
>> Now I skive around working in SAP configuring the Plant Maintenance and Customer
>> Service modules.
>
>Off to Google... Ok, SAP is that sort of company. Having plant and sap
>in one sentence might suggest something else. Just kidding,
LOL
>I simply had
>not heard of it. And I assume skive means something with a lot of
>travelling.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skive
--
Regards
Stephen
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On 16-8-2009 22:45, Stephen wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:34:00 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>
>
>> Hey, another off-shore guy. Coincidence? I guess so.
>>
>
> You too?
No, referring to the Shay of the line below.
> Shay works offshore in the Mexican Gulf IIRC
I think he is grounded again.
>
>>> Now I skive around working in SAP configuring the Plant Maintenance and Customer
>>> Service modules.
>> And I assume skive means something with a lot of
>> travelling.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skive
Ok, I have to work on my Brittish slang.
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:56:56 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>No, referring to the Shay of the line below.
>
>> Shay works offshore in the Mexican Gulf IIRC
>
>I think he is grounded again.
>
???
>>
>>>> Now I skive around working in SAP configuring the Plant Maintenance and Customer
>>>> Service modules.
>>> And I assume skive means something with a lot of
>>> travelling.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skive
>
>Ok, I have to work on my Brittish slang.
I'll help where I can :P
--
Regards
Stephen
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On 16-8-2009 23:02, Stephen wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:56:56 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>
>> No, referring to the Shay of the line below.
>>
>>> Shay works offshore in the Mexican Gulf IIRC
>> I think he is grounded again.
>>
>
> ???
To show of my lack of knowledge I decided to use an expression that
probably would not mean 'he has a job on land now' not even for offshore
people. I think I succeeded.
>>>>> Now I skive around working in SAP configuring the Plant Maintenance and Customer
>>>>> Service modules.
>>>> And I assume skive means something with a lot of
>>>> travelling.
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skive
>> Ok, I have to work on my Brittish slang.
>
> I'll help where I can :P
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:34:57 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
>>>> Shay works offshore in the Mexican Gulf IIRC
>>> I think he is grounded again.
>>>
>>
>> ???
>
>To show of my lack of knowledge I decided to use an expression that
>probably would not mean 'he has a job on land now' not even for offshore
>people. I think I succeeded.
"Grounded" specifically means not allowed to by an authority, amongst other
things. A pilot or plane can be grounded by weather or for safety reasons. A
child may be grounded by its parents as a punishment.
If Shay were working onshore, in Britain, we would say that he is "on the
beach". But I'm sure he will let us know when he next pops in.
--
Regards
Stephen
Post a reply to this message
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
|
![](/i/fill.gif) |
| ![](/i/fill.gif) |