The ettiquette of Windows XP on a centerpunch, was Re:OT: picking locks

[Tore S Bekkedal]

On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 17:28 -0500, Scott Stevens wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 10:57:37 -0800 (PST)
> Tom Jennings <tomj at wps.com> wrote:
> 
> > This centerpunch you all speak of, how old is it?
> > 
> > Can I boot Windows XP on it? Does it have enough memory?
> > 
> > Yo, WTF, Over? Topic drift? We're lost at sea!
> 
> I use a center punch to mark for drilling holes for switch mounting on
> electronic cabinets.  I am thinking of using one to punch a row of holes
> for a switch panel.  These switches I would then use as the input to
> enter instructions in a small rudimentary single board computer based on
> the IM6100 microprocessor.  (there would also be a row or two above the
> switches for LEDs)  I kinda miss bootstrapping the PDP-8, which I did to
> bootstrap FOCAL, to complete my 'Intro to computer programming' course
> at Hamline University in 1978.  I don't have high ambitions for said
> switch panel (made by punching markers to drill holes with the center
> punch being discussed earlier in the thread) being a 'high level'
> machine, but think it would be cool to duplicate (not perfectly, just
> functionally) the front Panel of a PDP-8 to run machine code on.
> 
> (I hope my topic drift, from center punches, to building a SBC PDP-8 [I
> have a large quantity of IM6100s if anybody wants to join the project]
> isn't viewed badly by list members)
> 
I believe this to be the first and last time in my life that I have ever
seen a topic START off-topic and drift ON-TOPIC! 

I... I... don't know what to say!

I'm scared.
-- 
Tore S Bekkedal <toresbe at ifi.uio.no>