On 8/16/19 11:34 AM, Harold Hallikainen wrote:

> I agree! My first computer experience was an IBM 360 in college. We'd tur=
n
> in our deck of punched cards, come back 12 hours later for our printout o=
f

....

> So, that's what I've seen over the past 50 years since graduating high
> school. A LOT has changed. But, I think a lot changed over the previous 5=
0
> years also.

40+ years since high school, Doing SDN QA work now (what a strange and
interesting beast software defined networks are).

Did the card desks (always number and stripe your cards). I think I still
have chaff in my hair (but it might be paper tape chaff).

Fortunate enough to be a member of the Vintage Computer Federation. Though
I still being called a MARCHian. :-) I have access to lots of vintage
computers and replicas at home. AGC in FPGA and a DSKY replica.

And at the other end of the spectrum a $15 Raspbery Pi Zero W. Unix
on a stick and pretty much any programming language your want. WiFi
uController for $5 and now bulk $0.03 controllers. My head is spinning.

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