ext_29513 ([identity profile] kaige68.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1_million_words2023-01-03 06:00 am
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Numbers Challenge

Here's the rules:
1) 100 words or 1 graphic.

It's that easy.
There is no need for your work to all connect. There is no need for them to be in order.

If you are stuck or would like a random word to use, poke me and I will provide.


Now everyone tell me about

1401

[identity profile] kitmerlot1213.livejournal.com 2023-01-03 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)

Can I get one of your awesome prompts?

[identity profile] kitmerlot1213.livejournal.com 2024-01-23 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)

I didn't use your awesome prompt but I did use the number :):)



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The Internal Dialogue of an IBM 1401

[identity profile] calzephyr77.livejournal.com 2023-01-04 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not easy being forgotten. You wonder if anyone remembers you exist. I used to be part of the gang. My co-workers looked to me because I was reliable. I guess once you hit 60, you're a relic. Yep, I saw a lot of styles come and go in all those decades. From white, short-sleeved shirts to dudes with beards! And women too! I guess I couldn’t keep up with those newer models even though I worked just fine—just a little more slowly of course!

Hey! This guy is really excited to see me. A lot of people are excited to see me—why, I feel brand new again! Yep, let me tell you all about computing back when I was launched in 1959…


LOL we saw it in person when we visited the Computer History Museum :-D


Image (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IBM_1401_signal_tracing_at_CHM.jpg#/media/File:IBM_1401_signal_tracing_at_CHM.jpg)
By ArnoldReinhold (//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:ArnoldReinhold) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), Link (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18288954)


Edited 2023-01-04 22:09 (UTC)