Gregory's ServerFond memories... When Al Gore invented the internet? I was there.
Consumed the MS DOS 1.1 desk reference cover to cover. Boot stacks for the University coax ethernet. Ugh.
I blew tuition $ on an 8087 (had to get the math chip.)
Fortran! The code and prob data were uploaded by 56kbps modem to the CP6 for calculation. Sometimes those jobs took the whole weekend.
Switched to C.
Ran a Grad student collaborative BBS. 4 telephone lines served about 70 peers.