I wondered if someone would catch that, nice work

Interesting, thanks. I thought AT&T had shut them down.

Interesting. Got a link to that web site?

Western Electric has not existed since the 1990's... so is someone using their name?

usenet I'm calling your name

Don't get eaten by a gru.

All these old computer memories and people talking about their first PC (mine was an 8086 IBM) made me think of:

I saw these guys play a half dozen times including one memorable free show on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. A highly underrated band

A discussion of prog on another thread reminded me of this

I studied and used Pascal, COBOL, basic, C+, and LISP. I understood the logic but I was never very good at it and left it behind. I was also for a brief time a Novell System Admin, but I hated that. I am not cut out for IT, but I’m what might be called a fairly advanced user.

I remember in 1974 the big event at the bank where I worked was replacing three of the large tape drives with a 10Mb hard disk array. The thing was about a meter square and required its own cooling duct in our mainframe room. Ah, the days of large Burroughs mainframes (the B7700 series with...

The contradiction, if you want to call it that, is the ORIGIN is Unix, developed by a commercial enterprise or group.

“Welcome to Radio Moscow, the voice of Soviet peace and freedom.”

Thanks. Yes, either government or industry is likely the origin for all protocols and standards. I for one think standards are not only necessary but I support companies developing closed standards where it makes sense to their business model. Do I think it's anti-competitive? Sure. Do I...

Besides Linux and it's variants, what standard originated in the public sector? I can't think of any in electronics off the top of my head.

I'd venture none of them, and also propose that one of the main reasons for the evolution of standards, especially post-digital ones, was to protect revenue streams for large corporations.

You do not have to use ROON to use the SonicOrbiter infrastructure, although I do and find the lifetime subscription I bought years ago to be one of the best purchases I've made in audio. Sonore servers also work with DLNA, Samba and Squeezebox.

rte: streamers and music servers. I prefer to support small American companies (like Schiit) instead of Chinese companies. Check out Small Green Computer. But ultimately, enjoy the music no matter how you get there.

I don't use any streaming music service as a primary source, but like the way Qobuz sounds and that it is fully integrated into Roon. I use it for Roon Radio and for exploring new things. When I find something I really like and want to hear over and over I don't rely on the idea that Quobuz...

I like Heart too, and I'm happy you've discovered them. But they are not exactly prog... if you want prog, listen to Strawbs, Soft Machine, Camel, Budgie, Gentle Giant, King Crimson. Gong... even Genesis, Yes, ELP, some Kansas..... and newer stuff like Porcupine Tree or Marillion or Dream...

re: marriage longevity. This is my wife and my third time around, and we both agree it has lasted longer than any of the others because we started out as friends, not as lust-filled sex crazies.

Some "audiophiles" would pay them no attention unless they brought along their measurements and proof that they met their ratings.