Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Mike Durling wrote: Do you realize that the Leica M predates some of those things? Well, barely. When did the first fins show up on cars, and when did the 45rpm records become available? Other stuff is all older. Mike D Jack McLain wrote: > also AM portable radios , football helmets without face shields, 45rpm > records, roll film, and cars with fins > Jack McLain > Tucson, AZ > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <grduprey@rockwellcollins.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] My kind of digital M camera - Ye Olde Time Macs > > > >>Yup! Shore Do. >> >> >> >> >> Seth Rosner >> <sethrosner@direcway.com> To: > > leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> Sent by: cc: >> owner-leica-users@mejac.palo Subject: Re: > > [Leica] My kind of digital M camera - Ye Olde Time Macs > >> -alto.ca.us >> >> >> 08/20/2003 11:08 AM >> Please respond to >> leica-users >> >> >> >> >> >> >>You guys are killing me. Does anyone remember mimeograph machines? Blue >>fingers? Telephones with rotary dials? Transcontinental passenger trains? >>Electric light bulbs? Horse as a mode of transport? ;-) luv it. >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Robert VanLane" <robert@actv.ne.jp> >>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:21 AM >>Subject: Re: [Leica] My kind of digital M camera - Ye Olde Time Macs >> >> >> >>>I remember getting the releases on the Telex (wow , those machines were >>>loud). I also remember setting type by hand and using the wax to layout >> >>the >> >>>columns. >>>But it certainly doesn't feel like a long time ago though. >>>I think my CL was new and hadn't been dropped in the lake yet. >>>My 2 M3's were already abused as they were off-duty from the news room. >>> >>> >>>Robert VanLane >>> >>> >>>>>I used one of those to connect to the internet for the first time. I >>>>>seem to remember it took me two or three days to install the > > software > >>>>>and make my first connection (using Telnet)... eventually managed to >>>>>connect to the Library of Congress... I was astounded. I called >>>>>everyone in the office over to look. It was as if we had contacted >> >>Mars. >> >>>>>That was less than 10 years ago. >>>>> >>>> >>>>...that is funny, because it was only about 10 years ago that I was >>> >>>getting >>> >>>>used to receiving press releases via the FAX machine. Now 90% of my >> >>press >> >>>>releases come via the internet. >>>> >>>>sl >>>> >>>>-- >>>>To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html ============================================================================ Ken Firestone, W3CAT | For every problem there is one solution kenf@speakeasy.net | which is simple, neat, and wrong. ken@firestone.net | -- H. L. Mencken ============================================================================ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html