My Dad lives only a few hundred metres from Duxford Airfield in the village of IckletonI went to IWM Duxford a few years back, not particularly to look at the aircraft but more the tanks. I remember being surprised at how impacted I was by the 'Blackbird' they had. There was something very special about this aircraft.
Designed by hand, not computer is a big factor for me.I went to IWM Duxford a few years back, not particularly to look at the aircraft but more the tanks. I remember being surprised at how impacted I was by the 'Blackbird' they had. There was something very special about this aircraft.
Designed by hand, not computer is a big factor for me.
True craftsmanship.
Cassette drives are de 'shizzle.Hands up those who remember them . C'mon be honest!
THAT's what I forgot about the SR-71; hand designed on draftsman boards, no CAD in those days. I recall reading that the NASA moon missions were "powered" by the equivalent of three Commodore 64s! Hands up those who remember them . C'mon be honest!
Nope! Some of my earliest memories were playing with the Atari 2600, Commodore 64, and later the Amiga 500.
You guys win HANDS DOWN. I recall my first word-processing software was WordPerfect 5. Anyone recall what Shift F7 gave you?