by Tdarcos » Mon Mar 22, 2021 2:49 pm
Don't know if it's the same as it was, but the Celeste Deluxe was reasonable, in terms of taste. I used to buy it to go on all-night programming sessions.
Back in the late 1970s-1980s, University of California Irvine had Terak PDP-11 Minicomputer terminals; they were the equivalent of a single-user computer. Now, I was not a student there, I would take the bus from Long Beach to Irvine, about 20 miles, and bring a backpack or briefcase containing 8" floppy disks, and a Celeste Deluxe large frozen pizza. I'd arrange to get there late, after 6 or later, on Friday night after the administrative staff had gone home, or any time on Saturday. As the computer center was open 24/7, this would allow me to be there all night Friday into Saturday Morning, or all day Saturday until Sunday.
Some time ago I posted here how I used to do it when I had a car and could go back to the car for a nap.
When I got hungry, I'd nuke the now thawed pizza. As long as I was gone before Monday, nobody knew or cared I wasn't a student there.
Don't know if it's the same as it was, but the Celeste Deluxe was reasonable, in terms of taste. I used to buy it to go on all-night programming sessions.
Back in the late 1970s-1980s, University of California Irvine had Terak PDP-11 Minicomputer terminals; they were the equivalent of a single-user computer. Now, I was not a student there, I would take the bus from Long Beach to Irvine, about 20 miles, and bring a backpack or briefcase containing 8" floppy disks, and a Celeste Deluxe large frozen pizza. I'd arrange to get there late, after 6 or later, on Friday night after the administrative staff had gone home, or any time on Saturday. As the computer center was open 24/7, this would allow me to be there all night Friday into Saturday Morning, or all day Saturday until Sunday.
Some time ago I posted here how I used to do it when I had a car and could go back to the car for a nap.
When I got hungry, I'd nuke the now thawed pizza. As long as I was gone before Monday, nobody knew or cared I wasn't a student there.