A place to discuss the WSJ Weekly Crossword Contest and other "meta"-style crosswords
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There’s an upside-down shore in the twilight zone. It looks like the right beach, but the alcohol just doesn’t taste right.LLinNC wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:35 pm I am sending an answer suggested by my 16-year-old not-at-all-interested-in-crossword-puzzles daughter because it seems to fit, although I can't really justify it from the puzzle itself. So I guess I've slogged to shore, although it doesn't feel right.
Indeed it does. That was our first. Next came a Kaypro. Nice compact, portable machine with WordStar for word processing, which I really liked better than whatever came next. The keyboard commands were faster and more efficient than using a mouse. I would have to learn it all over again if I had to go back to it, though.
I don't remember my first any more, there were so many around the same time. TRS-80, Apple II, Timex-Sinclair, Atari, Texas-Instruments. And at college there were real mainframe computers.SewYoung wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:57 pmIndeed it does. That was our first. Next came a Kaypro. Nice compact, portable machine with WordStar for word processing, which I really liked better than whatever came next. The keyboard commands were faster and more efficient than using a mouse. I would have to learn it all over again if I had to go back to it, though.
Sew Lisa - are you on shore. I missed your post if you are.SewYoung wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:57 pmIndeed it does. That was our first. Next came a Kaypro. Nice compact, portable machine with WordStar for word processing, which I really liked better than whatever came next. The keyboard commands were faster and more efficient than using a mouse. I would have to learn it all over again if I had to go back to it, though.
Sadly, no. I will go get it and look at it again and hope for post-enlightenment. I saw the relevant entries, but did not get the answer. Hopefully in the next 4 1/2 hours, I will see the shore.Bob cruise director wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:06 pmSew Lisa - are you on shore. I missed your post if you are.SewYoung wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:57 pmIndeed it does. That was our first. Next came a Kaypro. Nice compact, portable machine with WordStar for word processing, which I really liked better than whatever came next. The keyboard commands were faster and more efficient than using a mouse. I would have to learn it all over again if I had to go back to it, though.
My bike can be made stationary by attaching it to a Wahoo Kicker, but I only do that when it's raining outside. And Zwift makes it so that when I'm riding in the basement, I can't do anything but try to keep up with those other virtual riders.Cindy wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:43 pmMy bike is stationary. I solved a meta on it this week!Jeremy Smith wrote: Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:00 pm Was on a bike ride so I got a late start. I slogged through the grid, but quickly solved the meta.
About 1990, went to work for a small, 2 partner contractor, who had a 32-bit, (2) 5 1/2" floppy disked Xerox PC - no hard disk - collecting dust in what became my office, for which they had paid $5,000.00 a few years before. This was the very first computer that came with a mouse. Outside of using a payroll service, for which they filled out carboned forms with pencil, everything they did, wrote, paid, typed, & recorded was on paper and sent via US Mail & the occasional facsimile (Yes, I have to speel out that entire word, here).DBMiller wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:55 pmI don't remember my first any more, there were so many around the same time. TRS-80, Apple II, Timex-Sinclair, Atari, Texas-Instruments. And at college there were real mainframe computers.SewYoung wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:57 pmIndeed it does. That was our first. Next came a Kaypro. Nice compact, portable machine with WordStar for word processing, which I really liked better than whatever came next. The keyboard commands were faster and more efficient than using a mouse. I would have to learn it all over again if I had to go back to it, though.
I wish this weren't so completely believable.Joe Ross wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:18 pm
About 1990, went to work for a small, 2 partner contractor, who had a 32-bit, (2) 5 1/2" floppy disked Xerox PC - no hard disk - collecting dust in what became my office, for which they had paid $5,000.00 a few years before. This was the very first computer that came with a mouse. Outside of using a payroll service, for which they filled out carboned forms with pencil, everything they did, wrote, paid, typed, & recorded was on paper and sent via US Mail & the occasional facsimile (Yes, I have to speel out that entire word, here).
I couldn't convince them to use the PC for estimating, correspondence, email, etc., until I converted their multi-company, 5 or 6 dozen entrant NCAA pool to a LOTUS123 spreadsheet, which only required us to enter everyone's picks, names, and game winners, whereby the spreadsheet sorted the daily leaders, points, etc. THIS was important to them, so they were willing to see a computer's worth versus tallying the pool by hand. Only then would they consider buying new PCs on which to run their multi-million dollar company.
I worked for an engineering company and only a little before that, our upper management concluded that only one PC was needed per 80 engineer department. My engineers were buying their own PC's and bringing them into work. Talk about incompatibility of everything. Fortunately by 1993, things had gotten better.Joe Ross wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:18 pmAbout 1990, went to work for a small, 2 partner contractor, who had a 32-bit, (2) 5 1/2" floppy disked Xerox PC - no hard disk - collecting dust in what became my office, for which they had paid $5,000.00 a few years before. This was the very first computer that came with a mouse. Outside of using a payroll service, for which they filled out carboned forms with pencil, everything they did, wrote, paid, typed, & recorded was on paper and sent via US Mail & the occasional facsimile (Yes, I have to speel out that entire word, here).DBMiller wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:55 pmI don't remember my first any more, there were so many around the same time. TRS-80, Apple II, Timex-Sinclair, Atari, Texas-Instruments. And at college there were real mainframe computers.SewYoung wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:57 pm
Indeed it does. That was our first. Next came a Kaypro. Nice compact, portable machine with WordStar for word processing, which I really liked better than whatever came next. The keyboard commands were faster and more efficient than using a mouse. I would have to learn it all over again if I had to go back to it, though.
I couldn't convince them to use the PC for estimating, correspondence, email, etc., until I converted their multi-company, 5 or 6 dozen entrant NCAA pool to a LOTUS123 spreadsheet, which only required us to enter everyone's picks, names, and game winners, whereby the spreadsheet sorted the daily leaders, points, etc. THIS was important to them, so they were willing to see a computer's worth versus tallying the pool by hand. Only then would they consider buying new PCs on which to run their multi-million dollar company.
I was the fortunate recipient of the first IBM PC with a large removable floppy disk delivered to the multi million dollar company where I worked in the 80’s. I got a box of Lotus 123 software with it. Those commands are still in my fingers today.Joe Ross wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:18 pmAbout 1990, went to work for a small, 2 partner contractor, who had a 32-bit, (2) 5 1/2" floppy disked Xerox PC - no hard disk - collecting dust in what became my office, for which they had paid $5,000.00 a few years before. This was the very first computer that came with a mouse. Outside of using a payroll service, for which they filled out carboned forms with pencil, everything they did, wrote, paid, typed, & recorded was on paper and sent via US Mail & the occasional facsimile (Yes, I have to speel out that entire word, here).DBMiller wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:55 pmI don't remember my first any more, there were so many around the same time. TRS-80, Apple II, Timex-Sinclair, Atari, Texas-Instruments. And at college there were real mainframe computers.SewYoung wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:57 pm
Indeed it does. That was our first. Next came a Kaypro. Nice compact, portable machine with WordStar for word processing, which I really liked better than whatever came next. The keyboard commands were faster and more efficient than using a mouse. I would have to learn it all over again if I had to go back to it, though.
I couldn't convince them to use the PC for estimating, correspondence, email, etc., until I converted their multi-company, 5 or 6 dozen entrant NCAA pool to a LOTUS123 spreadsheet, which only required us to enter everyone's picks, names, and game winners, whereby the spreadsheet sorted the daily leaders, points, etc. THIS was important to them, so they were willing to see a computer's worth versus tallying the pool by hand. Only then would they consider buying new PCs on which to run their multi-million dollar company.
