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I got MP/M working on the softcard back in the day. Never really had an application for it though.

I really enjoyed S.L. Sanger’s book “Hanford and the Bomb: An oral history of World War II” - but it’s out of print now and used ones? Sheesh!

Make your own with padding cement. Put the stack of bills in a vice and coat one edge a few times with the cement. I did this for a nephew as a unique gift. Some people being paid with these are suspicious.

Not in the last four. Switzerland & UK, two years ago.

As a US person who has, You need to experience euro train travel. The whole experience, from booking using an app to waiting for a train. You’ll find the apps are good, the schedule information accurate and up to date. The apps don’t do stupid things mostly. When you arrive at the station, you’ll find it generally clean and well maintained. Signage is clear and tied into the train information system. Arrival times accurate. You can get a nice sandwich if the shop is open. Intercity Trains are modern and fast. Lots of power ports to plug in your phone. Nice seats. Also great electronic signage in the train. You might even have good wifi. You would not be afraid to use a bathroom in a station or on a train. Best part is that you CAN rely on the trains. Nothing like Amtrak where if it’s on time it’s remarkable.

After my daughter went through two laptops in high school (1st: "I closed a pen in it and broke the hinge" 2nd: "Dad! Someone ELSE knocked it off my desk") I found an ex-state-police toughbook, it even had a carrying handle. Plasma monochrome screen. Slow. But it ran all of the applications necessary for school.

Turns out it had a cool factor all it's own, and she really liked that laptop. She figured out she could neglect and abuse it. I even left the "property of " stickers from the state police on the thing, which gave it extra... something. It was still working when she gave it back to me before she went to college. I think I sold it for $100.

anyone implement the game of life on this yet, for a particular line length?

How many kids do you have, dad engineer?

I think I recall Alice and Bob also being mentioned along side Louis Reasoner in SICP problem sets in ‘81 or ‘82… (Edit) well, according to Wikipedia, the cast of characters for SICP doesn’t include Alice and Bob. In those years the book didn’t exist yet.

Deleo's Autobody was down there near the Good News Garage, that guy was ALSO a character, and Mr. Deleo had a very distinctive voice. I was hoping that one day they'd have him on to answer autobody questions.

Had my '72 Plymouth Fury ("The Boat") fixed at the GNG once or twice. And post-graduation '85 Toyota fixed at Deleo's after a fender bender on the SE expressway.