I remember the stares from the younger generation when I pulled out my yellow
1976 System/370 reference card to show them the bit patterns of a
255.255.255.128 netmask :-)
Len Rugen
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On Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 09:34:10 AM CST, Pommier, Rex
<[email protected]> wrote:
This could easily be flipped the other way too. "I don't use it therefore it
isn't important".
> On 24 Feb 2026, at 16:00, Dick Williams
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The “I use it so it must be important” syndrome. I would never recommend
> learning it to anyone. A complete waste of time. Like learning Latin.
>
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> On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 12:21 AM, Brian Westerman
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Nope, I use it most every day at at least a few of the sites I manage.
>
> Unless you are at a totally vanilla shop, I think assembler is a necessity.
>
> Brian
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