Having read and enjoyed this thread and the later follow up thread on The Register, I was struck by the number of commenters who could not clearly remember the

Having read and enjoyed this thread and the later follow up thread on The Register, I was struck by the number of commenters who could not clearly remember the dates/machine types or who posted anachronistic descriptions. People here forging ahead with innovative hardware, why not just record brief details of dates and setups in the back of a diary or something. In 30 years time, you'll be able to start threads like this!