Retro Collector's Edition (Satire)
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Capitalizing on the “vintage” and “retro” craze, Faithlife Corporation released for purchase the new Retro Collector’s Edition of its popular Bible software Logos 7, which ships on a set of over 14,000 3.5″ IBM floppy disks, sources confirmed Monday.
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HJ. van der Wal said:
14,000 3.5″ IBM floppy disks
The Retro Classic Edition comes on 57,000 5.25" floppies (which really are floppy).
macOS (Logos Pro - Beta) | Android 13 (Logos Stable)
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SS SD (Single sided, single density)
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The classic nostalgia edition comes on 144,000 datasettes, with a special UI that is downscaled to 16 colours.
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Of course, this retro product is in great demand! So, get in line to buy yours by midnight or you will not get one. However, sets are available on Ebay for a 300% markup!
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Robert M. Warren said:HJ. van der Wal said:
14,000 3.5″ IBM floppy disks
The Retro Classic Edition comes on 57,000 5.25" floppies (which really are floppy).
Due the success of other retro editions and the resurgent popularity of 1970s fashion, Logos is announcing, for the first time ever, the availability of Logos Bible software for IBM System/360 mainframes.
The package includes the entire Logos library plus software on a set of 459 open reel 9-track magnetic tapes. This special edition of Logos does not require a mouse and does not confuse the user with vague icons or cluttered window layouts. It lets the user "focus on the text".
A new user installs her library.System requirements: 2 IBM 2401 tape drives. Customer must be able to receive and unload palletized freight. A raised loading dock and forklift is recommended.
MacBook Pro (2019), ThinkPad E540
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Can it be copied for backup, so you can use the originals?
Does it come with a hard copy operator's manual? How many languages?
Dale Heath
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Todd Phillips said:
Due the success of other retro editions and the resurgent popularity of 1970s fashion, Logos is announcing, for the first time ever, the availability of Logos Bible software for IBM System/360 mainframes.
The package includes the entire Logos library plus software on a set of 459 open reel 9-track magnetic tapes. This special edition of Logos does not require a mouse and does not confuse the user with vague icons or cluttered window layouts. It lets the user "focus on the text".
I'm probably showing my age with this, but can you imagine having to use JCL to load your Bible software? We've truly come a long way in a few short decades.
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Todd Phillips said:
Due the success of other retro editions and the resurgent popularity of 1970s fashion, Logos is announcing, for the first time ever, the availability of Logos Bible software for IBM System/360 mainframes.
The package includes the entire Logos library plus
And for the occasion, the inventor of the Scroll-Lock key, Sir Thomas Schroll-Loche, will be interviewed from his cell in the Asylum for Criminally Insane Business Machine Designers, to be asked, once for all, what is it supposed to do?
macOS (Logos Pro - Beta) | Android 13 (Logos Stable)
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