Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Fri May 8 22:32:49 CDT 2009
It was 1968. That's all I'm sayin'... -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 6:33 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: ...end of line for Borland... Hmmmm... sounds like you were into illicit substances... ;) John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Rocky Smolin wrote: > 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 > -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com