Re: Converting from an ancient BASIC to new database

Since they didn't have so much as a hand-held calculator (it had not been 
invented yet) and the 8008 had not been invented... yes, those "computers"

(mostly analog and RTL logic) were very crude by today's standards. Yes, 
your watch is more sophisticated. ;)

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"Karl E. Peterson" <karl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> William Vaughn <billvaNoSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Ah, would you rather launch yourself into space with the computers used

>> in
>> the Apollo mission or those used today?
>
> Oh man, last time I was at the Cape (~1990), the tour guy was saying the

> computers in the lander weren't anywhere near as powerful as "today's 
> PCs." <shudder>
>
>> Oldies are just oldies... ;) Yes, an old application might be just as 
>> good
>> (or better) than the day it was written but it might not work at all on
>> today's OSs or fall short of what today's users expect.
>
> Nothing wrong with oldies!  Especially of the musical sort.  But yeah...

> Gotta take each on its merits. <g>
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