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To: inquest

I used to program on an UNIVAC 1108.


1,108 posted on 09/24/2005 9:10:28 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Doctor Stochastic
Did that involve turning a big crank and moving sandbags around to various platforms?
1,109 posted on 09/24/2005 9:40:40 AM PDT by inquest (FTAA delenda est)
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To: Doctor Stochastic
I used to program on an UNIVAC 1108.

I can trump that: I used to program early IBM 1400s and 700 series, and I've chased down bugs by sniffing the connections between burned out vacuum tubes.

1,111 posted on 09/24/2005 10:42:21 AM PDT by donh (A is </a>)
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