When I was an undergrad, I got a part time job with the university programming an antique pdp (16K machine) that controlled 5 skinner experiment boxes. You'd program the thing using patch cords.
It gives you an entirely different perspective on programming after having done that a few times. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 4:42 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: CF Timeline > > > "Listen, young feller, when I was your age we had to enter > programs through > front-panel switches, and we had to walk three miles through > the snow to do > it..." > <grin> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lon Lentz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:49 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: CF Timeline > > > > > > In the early 80s, a company put out a word processor > > independent program, called DotWriter, > > for printing custom fonts and layouts from the TRS-80. They > > put out a large number of fonts > > that would rival a lot of the .TTFs out today. All of the > > layout and font calls were handled > > though markup using "Dot" tags. > > > > > > >>| -----Original Message----- > > >>| From: Haggerty, Michael A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >>| > > >>| Anyone who ever used Wordstar could TECHNICALLY claim to > > >>| have experience with markup languages going back to the > > >>| time they originally used the program. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
