Did anyone ever work on one of the old Univac computers that punched round holes? That was my first experience. When you got ready to program it you got a handful of wires and a board. You could step through the program using a telephone dial on the side of the beast and you you could read the results in lights on the side of it.
Don't consider any of this to be a longing for the past ... Except maybe the chicks ... I still had time for them then (smile). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Seedkum Aladeem Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 1:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Terry Smith Subject: Re: [newbie] Re: Fortran compiler On Monday 17 February 2003 08:06 am, Terry Smith wrote: > Six inches thick! musta been runnin' some paltry code :-)). > > Ahh.. the grand old days (late 1970s),,, I was in grad school working > in an ecosystem modeling group. We ran, and re-ran and re-ran (usually > a keypuch error!) a FORTRAN IV program which simulated all the > interactions in a large northeast US estuary....three boxes of cards > worth! took about 40 minutes to read the stack. > > This is in a room not much larger than a good-sized bathroom, with a > tty console (talking to the main frame on another campus), three > keypuch machines, and high speed printer...all going non-stop, 12 > hours a day. > > No wonder I have a hearing loss! > > Terry Smith > Cape Cod USA > > On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 10:38, Dennis Myers wrote: > > On Monday 17 February 2003 03:48 am, civileme wrote: > > > On Sunday 16 February 2003 11:53 pm, laura wrote: > > > > I'm new in Linux. Before asking, I tried to use g77 or f77, but > > > > I don't have them on the computer. I have the gcc installed and > > > > I can compile C programs without problems, but I can't compile > > > > Fortran programs. I only wanted to know where I can find this > > > > compiler. > > > > > > > > Laura. > > > > <big snip> > > > > > I grew up with Fortran, back in the days when there were compilers > > > such as Fortran-IV, Fortran-G, Fortran-H, Fortran-IV with Watfor > > > and WatFIV... It is still an interesting compiler and language, > > > but these days I use almost exclusively Python because I am a > > > baaaad habit programmer and I need something that forces me to > > > code cleanly and clearly, even at the expense of features. > > > > > > > > > If that isn't enough > > > > Ooh, fortran IV, nostalgia hits the brain, the good old days of > > punch cards and sorters. Never , ever drop a stack of cards 6 inches > > thick. Can ruin your whole day. Hehehe > > -- > > Dennis M. linux user #180842 > > > > ---- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com I remember those good old days. If you guys are nostalgic on the seventies, I am also nostalgic on the sixties. I remember those stacks of punched cards and machines and the punched paper tapes. I still have a bunch of rolls of punched paper tapes. I do not have a paper tape reader though. Do you know where I can get my hands on one in the San Francisco Bay area? Thanx, Seedkum
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