My first one was a HP 2100 series with paper tape, cards and 16K of memory. It had flippy switches too. I had to memorize the boot sequence to load the tape, to load the OS.
Basic and Fortran. The fortran compiler was multi-pass, so that meant being available to load the second part of the tape after the first pass was generated. I remember tapes piling up on the floor and getting good at rolling them back up. Still have cards that I use as book marks. On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 9:26 AM Randy Bush <[email protected]> wrote: > funny, i came in a different door; so used hollerith cards (1130, 1401, > 709x) and a lot of assembler before tape (pdps). > > side excursion to more modern technology: i recently got a cheap usb-c > cable tester. https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07Y8BPVV4 (home url > is https://bit-trade-one.co.jp/adusbcim/) and no longer have to wonder > whether the cable will carry and/or supply power, video, ... > > randy > -- [image: www.seattleangelconference.com] <http://www.seattleangelconference.com/> *JOHN SECHREST* *Founder, *Seattle Angel Conference TEL (541) 250-0844 EMAIL [email protected] Schedule A Meeting <https://sechrest.youcanbook.me/> http://seattleangelconference.com @sechrest
