Changing face of Sydney's Silicon Alley.

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IIRC Applied Technology is the Microbee mob owned by Owen Hill. EA Editor Jim Rowe did a stint there when he was between publishing jobs.

Dave.

Forgive my ignorance but what does IIRC stand for malcolm

If I Recall Correctly.

I was going to direct you to sites that contain such acronyms, but I've still to find one that contains everything (or even most of) the ones we used back in the Fido days.

I hope they're not dying, present-day trend is to use those stupid abbreviations.

C U LTr. Sigh, a sign of things to come (or are they here already?).

ANFSE. It's quite sad really.

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Microbee and Owen Hill happened a long time after Applied Technology started. I remember going up there in the mid-late 70's for very early mpu's, way before the Z80.

Not National Semiconductor SC/MPs...?

The very same. Followed by the 2650 a few years later.

Or "If I Remember Correctly", depending on who you believe :-) Meaning is the same though, unlike all the ambiguous ones like LOL, which once means Lot's of Love or Laughing Out Loud depending on context

MrT.

or Lots Of Laughter!

Dave.

which

Yep, that's the trouble with three letter acronyms, just about anything can fit, and they get used for many different meanings. My favourite is still "TLA". though :-)

MrT.

"Mr.T"

then bloody POQ !!!

..... Phil

...what about Oxford St? Radio House near Martin Place? Great places for me as a kid. And the tobacco shop in Pitt St used to save all their cigar boxes for me

David

"David L. J>

...and does anyone remember Kerrs Corner in Stanmore? It was my first job managing a store when I was a kid of 17 - ah memories

David

"David L. J> I have fond memories of spending many hours in "Silicon Alley" as a

But who here remembers Lisle Street in London?

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