I made a living for several year programming in Databus on Datapoint hardware. Most recently, fumbled around with Python and TCL. Being able to cut code is one thing that keeps a 60+ techie gainfully employed. A lot of people I work with these days don’t seem to see the value.
Ah, Datapoint. In my humble opinion, that Texas company invented the personal computer. Not Commodore. Not Apple. Not IBM. Datapoint. Back in 1969. There's a fascinating book on it.