Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software
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Tue Feb 22 14:46:33 CST 2005
Good thing we like it, eh? Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 12:24 PM Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: What are you lot doing now and then? > Totally off topic: > > Rocky: > > As far as I can see it I will be retiring soon.... probably in about > twenty > plus years, while I am still young between 70 or 80. I am waiting for a > wealthy benefactor but in the meantime there is always coding to do. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - > Beach Access Software > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:41 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: What are you lot doing now and then? > > Jim: > > I have already retired three times and find the lifestyle seductive. > However, each time I ran out of money so the strategy needs some > polishing. > > I don't regard retirement as not doing anything but fish and golf. There > are a lot of satisfying things to do in this life that don't involve > making > money. So I have treated myself to extended time off whenever I was > between > > major projects. I always liked the grasshopper's approach better than the > ants. But I can see now that winter is on the way... > > Rocky > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> > To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 9:27 AM > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: What are you lot doing now and then? > > >> Sure Rocky... but wouldn't you rather be churning out code than playing >> golf... let's be honest. You are much too young to consider >> retiring...retiring and then you would be just end up programming in your >> spare time. ;-) >> >> Jim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin - >> Beach Access Software >> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 7:38 AM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: What are you lot doing now and then? >> >> Steve: >> >> I started with computers when I was 16 - back in the days when they were >> still steam powered (ba-da-boom). But seriously folks... >> >> I grew up in Chicago and took a weekend course at the Illinois Institute >> of >> Technology on programming in IITran - their dialect of Fortran. It was >> punch cards and you handed your deck through the big glass wall and came >> back the next day to find out where you had misplaced your comma. The >> machines were and IBM 1620 and IBM 7090. I was hooked. >> >> In college I hung out at the computer center and between my Junior and >> Senior years they installed an IBM 360/40. I hung with the engineer >> during >> the installation and when September rolled around I was the only one on >> campus who knew how to run the thing so I got to be systems manager. And >> they paid me! I was further hooked. >> >> Then, in my Junior year I wrote a program in assembler to create a >> variable >> cross reference index, got some free PR in magazines like Datamation and >> sold the program (mailed it on a deck of punched cards) to a bunch of >> companies. $40 a pop when that was real money. Now I was totally >> hooked. >> >> I played with the world's best toys, had as much fun as a person could >> have >> with their clothes on, and people shoved money at me for doing it! >> That's >> as good as it gets. >> >> Until the creation of commercially viable personal computers in the late >> 70s >> >> I had to work for other companies because of the cost of the systems. >> Once >> the PCs appeared I went into business for myself and never looked back. >> >> Now, 25 years later, it's still a bit of a high wire act but we're not >> missing any meals, I get to work at home and be with my kids, and if I'm >> still pumping code when all my friends are playing golf or fishing in the >> Keys, well so be it. >> >> Rocky >> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Steve Erbach [mailto:erbachs at gmail.com] >>>> Sent: 21 February 2005 12:44 >>>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >>>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: What are you lot doing now and then? >>>> >>>> Roz, Gustav, John C., Gary, Jeffrey, Jim D. Doris, Debbie, Brett, >>>> Charlotte, Ken, Mark, John B., Stuart, William, Rocky, Jim L., Jim H., >>>> Andy, Randy, and Tom, >>>> >>>> Thank you all very much for your responses. Our glorious leader, Mr. >>>> Bartow, has asked me to write an article for the newsletter based on >>>> the responses you've given. So I'm asking if any of you have any >>>> objections to letting me abridge your responses for that purpose? It >>>> would also be helpful if those of you who already gave an >>> "abridged" >>>> version for the survey could flesh out your responses a bit, if you >>>> have the time. I would appreciate it. Everyone has an interesting >>>> story to tell about his or her own growth in the computer field. >>>> >>>> I'm so glad that 21 of you have responded so far. Any others? >>>> >>>> Steve Erbach >>>> Neenah, WI >>>> www.swerbach.com/security >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >