On Thursday 09 November 2006 21:46, Ken Jennings wrote:
> On Thursday 09 November 2006 21:25, James Knott wrote:
> > Darryl Gregorash wrote:
> > > On 09/11/06 06:59, Carlos E. R. wrote:
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> > > I thought real programmers write code at the command line: in DOStalk,
> > > copy con filename.exe
> >
> > No, real programmers write directly to punch cards, using only their pen
> > knife.  ;-)

This was probably a result of not being allowed to touch the key-punch 
machine, in college.

>
> No, no, no.  Real programmers use a bent paper clip to punch holes in paper
> tape.  But they only do that when they're too lazy to flip the switches by
> hand on their Altairs.

OK, you must be older than me, or you've studied more tech history
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