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Grogster

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Posted: 07:15am 18 Jul 2024

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I rather like this guy. Ex MS software Engineer.
I do like to watch/listen to people who wrote all this historic stuff, code-wise.

"I wrote the START menu..."

Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!

Rickard5

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Posted: 03:50pm 18 Jul 2024

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Dave is NO Bullsh*t, there's a reason he's a Microsurf Millionaire and he has his OWN PDP 11/34 Lucky xxxxxxx.

I may be Vulgar, but , while I'm poor, I'm Industrious, Honest, and trustworthy! I Know my Place

pwillard
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Posted: 12:55am 19 Jul 2024

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He also maybe stretches the truth a tiny but, but that's ok, his content is good.

Quazee137

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Posted: 01:00am 19 Jul 2024

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I've been watching Dave for some time now. I wish I could run down past jobs/task
as he does. Feels like he is talking to me. Something nice on youtube where others
are talking at me or at time feels down to me.

Love the PDP11/34 stuff brings back collage days with the PDP11/45 and four years
of FORTRAN coding.

I subscribe after the first time I watched him and do a like every show.

PhenixRising
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Posted: 05:36am 19 Jul 2024

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I just love the old stories, period. Need some of you guys to post about your early experiences. Here's one guy who will never be bored.

pwillard
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Posted: 05:27pm 19 Jul 2024

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I worked at Microsoft in Bellevue and Bothell Wa. in 1998 and loved working with the folks there. They were all very proud of what they were doing as individuals contributing to an overall goal. It was nice to see and experience.

barewires
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Posted: 09:53pm 19 Jul 2024

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I would not be so quick to say that I was proud of working on the most unreliable piece of crap ever. I could tell stories of being the first technical employee of a new distribution warehouse and the agony of being on 24/7 call response. BSOD was a daily happening.
Edited 2024-07-20 09:06 by barewires

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