Actually, I think it was $90 per hour of CPU clock time (single-threaded on an IBM 709 -- the Tube version of the 7094)
So, doing the math....wait for it.... 111.11111111111111111 hours... Or two months real time. My exercise was to write a (fairly simple) psuedo-machine language syntax parser and interpreter in Fortran. Great fun. Between that job and my Triumph motorcycle -- one of the best years of my life... Whil Hentzen (Pro*) wrote: > Chet Gardiner wrote: > >> You got that right! >> >> My first job: "Here's $10,000 worth of computer time >> Learn Fortran" (and 1401 Autocoder) >> > > So, that was, what, about 7 seconds worth of time? > > >> 2nd job: Cobol and 360BAL >> 3rd Job: Gibson SG Special >> 4th job: Fortran and Assembler >> 5th Job: Cobol >> 6th Job: Martin 000-28 Acoustic, Fender Jazz Bass >> Gretch Country Gentleman >> 7th Job: a Hammer >> 8th Job: Tongs >> 9th Job: Cobol >> 10th Job: Basic >> 11th Job: Fortran >> 12th Job: Cobol, Mantis, Dyl-280, dBase >> >> etc. etc. etc. >> >> You never know... >> >> >> Jeff Johnson wrote: >> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> On Behalf Of Derek Kalweit >>>> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 9:35 AM >>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Subject: Re: Another life after VFP thread? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Don't hit me, but I personally believe that the ads and job postings on >>>>> >>>>> >>>> the >>>> >>>> >>>>> Internet are not the best indication of the actual work force and what >>>>> businesses are using. I work for a company that is within the largest >>>>> >>>>> >>>> five >>>> >>>> Nope, and I have never professed that it did-- it does, however, show >>>> at least a significant bit of what I will be facing if I need to find >>>> another job... It doesn't matter what businesses are using if they're >>>> not hiring ME. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Derek >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> I believe this is the real meat of the argument rather than what language to >>> use. Since I am self-employed I can choose what works best for me. If I >>> were to go looking for a job, that would be a different matter. When >>> looking for a job - years ago, I looked at what people were using and went >>> to school to learn it. I took COBOL and RPG classes at night. When I >>> landed my first job it was using Basic. >>> >>> Jeff >>> >>> Jeff Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> 623-582-0323 >>> Fax 623-869-0675 >>> >>> >>> >>> --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- >>> multipart/signed >>> text/plain (text body -- kept) >>> application/x-pkcs7-signature >>> --- >>> >>> >>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
