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To: Scrambler Bob

Ha ha! I took FORTRAN in 1979 and remember the professor made us do one batch program on punch cards just for the hell of it. Like fraternity hazing, I think— I had mine, now you’ll get yours...


60 posted on 01/31/2013 10:35:50 PM PST by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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To: ccmay

My FORTRAN in 1966. First program was in machine code; 0s and 1s on punch cards.

Had to use the campus’s only punch machine in the admin building after hours.

Then at work, I think by 1979 we had a CRT terminal, and had converted 600 boxes of cards to computer tape.


84 posted on 02/01/2013 2:10:36 PM PST by Scrambler Bob ( Concerning bo -- that refers to the president. If I capitalize it, I mean the dog.)
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