Sorry I do not have a 9-track drive. Seedkum
On Monday 17 February 2003 02:23 pm, Terry Smith wrote: > Sorry, no paper tape reader:-( > > Do you have a 9-track drive?...I still have those programs on a reel > laying about someplace here... > > Terry Smith > > On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 14:11, Seedkum Aladeem wrote: > > 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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