Linux is KING - Couldn't be hacked - Mac, Vista went down in flames
mjwestkamper
mjwestkamper at weiinc.com
Wed Apr 2 03:50:28 UTC 2008
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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