On Sep 01, 2014 10:05am, KURT WEISKE wrote to ED KOON:   
      
   EK>> I remember my old 286/12 IBM clone that weighed more than a   
   EK>> cinderblock. That old MFM drive was huge and heavy. I remember   
   EK>> upgrading it's 1200 baud modem to 2400 baud. Man that was FAST! LOL!   
      
   KW> That was about the time I started my BBS -- a 286 clone, motherboard   
   KW> packed with electronic components, 2 32 MB MFM drives. They'd need   
   KW> seasonal reformatting, and the BBS would toss a message a second.   
   KW> Maintenance took all early morning long -- when it didn't crash because   
   KW> the disk filled up!   
      
   Yea man.. Those were the days for sure! :)   
      
   Regards,   
      
   Ed "DOC" Koon - Sysop   
      
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