Linux is KING - Couldn't be hacked - Mac, Vista went down in flames

Les hlhowell at pacbell.net
Wed Apr 2 16:10:33 UTC 2008


You mean before FORTRAN 77 of course?

Regards,
Les H
On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 23:50 -0400, mjwestkamper wrote:
> Ever hear of:
>      a IBM 1401
>      an IBM 7090
>     Punch cards,
>     coding pad
>     FORTRAN
> 
> 
> Richard England wrote:
> > Tim wrote:
> >> Tim:
> >>  
> >>>> have the CPU op-code cheat sheet in the coat pocket...  ;-)
> >>>>       
> >>
> >> Les:
> >>  
> >>> I memorized it and threw it away.  Does that mean I fail the test?
> >>>     
> >>
> >> If you code in pen and ink before even going near the computer, that
> >> counts.
> >>
> >> Back when I were a lad, we didn't use no debugger.  We'd print the code,
> >> and attack the printout with pencils out to mark all the bugs and
> >> corrections, then type the changes back in.
> >>
> >> Tim, waiting for one of the old codgers to tell us a tale of how they
> >> had to make the valves and warm them up before starting...   ;-)
> >>
> >>   
> > I understand they warmed them in their arm pits to save on electricity 
> > since it was only on for 5 hours a day....
> >
> 
> 
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