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[brianmoooore]

Computer I learnt on occupied a building about the size of four large terraced houses and our calculators had a cranck handle on the end that you turned.

 

[littlespark]

Calculators? Luxury, Bloody luxury!

We had little beads on a string!


Did you wrap your school jotters in wallpaper, or was that just a Scottish thing?

 

[Moley]

Computer I learnt on occupied a building about the size of four large terraced houses

It wasn't called 'Hex' was it? I wonder how many people will understand that.

 

[brianmoooore]

It wasn't called 'Hex' was it? I wonder how many people will understand that.

Ours was 'KOS'.

 

[littlespark]

It wasn't called 'Hex' was it? I wonder how many people will understand that.

Actually, I think it was called ‘Hal’

 

[DPG]

Calculators? Luxury, Bloody luxury!

We had little beads on a string!


Did you wrap your school jotters in wallpaper, or was that just a Scottish thing?

yeah we backed our exercise books as well. Never really knew why!

 

[brianmoooore]

yeah we backed our exercise books as well. Never really knew why!

Got a lot further south than Yorkshire. We had to do it in Devon as well.

 

[Moley]

And Wales. So, no one get's the 'Hex' thing?

 

[Admin]

I don't mate! must be an age thing hehe

I'm proficient in html5 and php to a point. But seo is all in English which I'm still learn for very well.

 

[Moley]

'Hex' was the computer at the 'Unseen University'. It's a Terry Pratchett thing.

 

[littlespark]

You all got the “Hal” reference no problem?

What about “Holly”?

 

[Moley]

Was that the female computer in Red Dwarf or am I talking bo[[0ck5 ?

 

[littlespark]

Was the male computer on Red Dwarf, turned female in series 4 I think, then came back as male later on again.
Holly, named after Hal…. From 2001, A Space Odyssey.

 

[Admin]

Was that the female computer in Red Dwarf or am I talking bo[[0ck5 ?

I forgot about the talking head woman in that!