Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Fri May 8 18:04:28 CDT 2009
Between my sophomore and junior years they university got a 360/40. I hung with the engineers while they installed it and when September rolled around I was the only one on campus who knew how to run the machine. So I got to be systems manager - and actually got PAID for playing with that beauty. Had a couple hundred little bulbs on the front. So I used to turn off the lights at night, tune the radio to an AM frequency that picked up the machine's 'song', and watch the light show. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jack and Pat Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 3:46 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: ...end of line for Borland... I remember the 1620 and some Fortran at night school in mid 60's. Later followed with a PDP11/05 and a letter-writer application using Macro11 including papertape reader. The PDP 11/45, 11/70 for Cobol development and testing before execution on IBM production (Service Bureau). I almost left out the brand new 370/155 at university in 70-71? WatFor, WatFive , PL/1, APL Wow time marches on....... jack -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 5:31 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: ...end of line for Borland... Any AutoSpot programmers? N/C language on the 1620 - I wrote post processors for it when I was in college. Rocky -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 2:26 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: ...end of line for Borland... Doug, IBM 1401 was AutoCoder ... yes?? Stephen Bond -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Saturday, 9 May 2009 8:31 a.m. To: Stephen Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: ...end of line for Borland... Hi Doug: That path sounds very similar... just substitute IBM for PDP/VAX and it all sounds very familiar. Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Doug Steele Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 11:22 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: ...end of line for Borland... My programming path. Constructed of crazy paving: IBM 1401 (can't remember the language) IBM 360 - COBOL IBM System 36 - RPG gap of approx 10 years IBM System 3 - RPG Commodore 64! Tandy 1000 PC compatible!! DBase ll DBase lll DBase lV ugh Borland Paradox Access version 1.1 etc. Doug Steele -- 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 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com