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[packman]

I can remember the dreaded days of summer when Polio stalked the country. Dr. Salk was rightly hailed as a true hero and savior.

[rurallib]

1. I am old enough to barely remember those days

mostly I remember my parents being so scared one of their kids or the neighbor kids would get polio.

I also remember the feeling of relief when the Salk vaccine was finally distributed and we got our shots. OMG were my parents ever relieved

[sarge43]

5. I remember those time very well

One of the very few times my mother showed any fear - summer, polio season.

When the vax came out, I think my feet hit the ground twice between home and the doctor's office.

The good old days weren't.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. And Dr Salk did not patent the vaccine n/t

[3catwoman3]

3. A relative of mine is the president of...

...the (IMO deceptively named) National Vaccine Information Center. She would not be persuaded.

[GreydeeThos]

4. I remember DEC

[jmowreader]

6. My old unit had a VAX setup just like that one in our comm center

Well...except for the operator wearing civilian clothes and non-regulation sideburns. That damn machine was the only computer we had that never gave us a bit of trouble.

Good war story follows: In the rack next to the VAX was a Hewlett-Packard atomic clock...guaranteed accurate to one second in 300 years...and our mechanic set the time on it by looking at his $10 Casio.