[THIN] Re: OT: Microsoft Certified Architect Program
- From: "Nick Smith" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:11:26 +0100
Pah!
Just remembered that my first computer (As opposed to Mum's) was one we
built as a science project. Soldered the switches on, had little metal
copper plates running as circuits, and small laboratory light-bulbs to
give feedback to the user.
The switches were binary ones and we had two rows of four I think.
This enabled us to flick switches to 0 or 1 and then the logic of the
circuits was such that the lights lit up to show the addition of the two
rows.
I presume we could only add to 30 altogether.
So in terms of the Yorkshireman competition;
No RAM
No External Storage
No Machine code
No silicon whatsoever
And a CPU (OK bundle of badly-wired switches) that was about 2 feet by 6
inches.
Beat tha', you Southern p*nsies.
Probably 78 or 79.
Nick
From: David Finch [mailto:david.finch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 23 June 2006 12:15
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Microsoft Certified Architect Program
OK, with my pedantic hat on, the certification is only given "Unlike
other IT certifications, this credential was built and is granted by
industry architects, as candidates must pass a rigorous review board
with previously certified architects."
So how did the FIRST architect get certified?
J
And to enter the "Four Yorkshiremen" competition
Lookshury!
My first system was a Microbee (Australian) Z80 with 32K RAM and a
cassette tape....that was about 1983 I think....It had BASIC, but I used
it to teach myself Assembler programming
The first system I actually worked on with a Hard Drive had a 5Meg Disk
Platter that was nearly 2 foot across, and used tapes for long term
storage. That was in about 1986.
And my mum and dad used to dance on our graves and sing Hallelujah!
But tell that to the kids of today and they won't believe you
_____
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Steve Snyder
Sent: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 1:07 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] OT: Microsoft Certified Architect Program
No doubt Brian and Douglas will be the first two! :)
http://www.microsoft.com/architecture/default.aspx?pid=share.certificati
on
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