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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