Cosmac Grandpa

One third of @3BeerMen. Former Programmer, former Brewer, always Patriot @CosmacGrandpa everywhere else including

[Cosmac Grandpa @CosmacG]

This is one of the rarest machines in my collection, a CADO CAT made by CADOSYSTEMS in Torrance CA in the 1980’s. It supported 4 simultaneous users on an 8 bit 8085A processor and 16KB (not MB or GB, 16 Kilobytes) of RAM using a proprietary operating system. If you have ever seen or worked on a CADOSYSTEMS machine, please drop a comment!

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Foxhole Squares
Tonight 9 pm EST

"Guest" Squares
Mic & Vlynn @PatriotPartyPod
The Ginger Donkey @GingerDonkey1
Feisty @FriendsFeisty

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Enoch @NewsBlast17
Ryan @MAGA_Punch
Mary @Free4AllToLearn
Denise @DoBetter
Cosmac @CosmacG

Starring JustMack @melahlogan65
Your Host... Jahva

[Cosmac Grandpa @CosmacG]

@tommithetechie I had a similar true experience when 3.5" disks first came out. I carried a recovery boot disk in the front pocket of my dress shirt - not thinking about the fact that I also carried a magnetic pocket screwdriver. Needless to say, that disk failed to recover when I needed it.

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@otokyo Unequivicably Ghidorah. On my grandparents TV. Gave me nightmares for weeks.

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@esrtweet @tekwendell As you might guess from my handle I go back far enough to have built my first computer from bare chips and wires. I appreciate everyone whos passion followed in that same route.

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@NewsBlast17 I rarely say anything a fraction as useful as @NewsBlast17 here, so I am grateful for his follow.

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@sherrod_im I go just a little further back, fitting my handset into the 110 baud acoustic coupled modem and hearing the satisfying clatter of "LOGIN:" print one letter at a time on my Teletype. Hail the operators of all ages!

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@MuseumCommodore First language I learned. On a GE/Honeywell mainframe tied in via a Teletype 33 at 110 baud. Had a shoebox full of rolls of paper tape.

[Cosmac Grandpa @CosmacG]

@NewsBlast17 Keep those frogs out of the tap water. 🐸

[Cosmac Grandpa @CosmacG]

@Saanvi_dhillon Mine was ED.

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@deaflibertarian I have gained insight from your posts on a variety of topics, especially on deafness but many others too. You have certainly earned my respect.

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Foxhole Squares every Saturday Night at 9 EST

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LJ - Cowboy Trucker @cowboytruckergg
Yung Burg @YBReturns
Common Nerd @TheCommonNerds

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Ryan @MAGA_Punch
Mary @Free4AllToLearn
Denise @DoBetter
Cosmac @CosmacG

[Cosmac Grandpa @CosmacG]

@JackPosobiec I wasn't allowed to go to the Bicentennial campout because I had an earache. I still remember that vividly.

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@AvonandsomerRob 1984 Pontiac Fiero SE. Without the fire issues...

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@JordanBrace8 @laurenboebert @RepThomasMassie @RandPaul Bless you @JordanBrace8 for being on the "right" side of the next generation.

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@tommithetechie ConGRATulations! 😃

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@jumpinjonnydee I have one. It was only *after* fully understanding how binary logic and math actually worked that I was able to truy appreciate how ingenious this mechanical representation really is.

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@tommithetechie As someone who has Cosmac in their handle, I love seeing this. 😀

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Free Bird? No, but we can haggle
Join us tonight as Bruce on the Loose goes front row and backstage with Sons of Skynyrd. Free Bird!
7pm E / 4pm P right here on X or join the cool kids @PilledNet

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Set your alarm!
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Enoch @NewsBlast17
CJ @CJViibes
Ryan @MAGA_Punch
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Laura @LauraDGoddess
Mary @Free4AllToLearn
Denise @DoBetter
Cosmac @CosmacG

Starring... Just Mack
Your Host... Jahva @Jahva

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