happy anniversary

[Dave]

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Well, you beat me by 20 years! I started in 1973, working on Key-to- 
Disk system to replace paper tape and punched cards!

Out of interest:

What is the thing that most impresses you about "modern" computer  
technology?

What is the thing that most depresses you?

All the Best
Dave

On 19 Jun 2007, at 01:19, Cal Horner wrote:

> A Challenge to the list members.
>
> On June 14, 1957 I entered into my life long love affair with the  
> computer.
> Back then it wasn't called IT. It was simply DP. COBOL and Basic  
> didn't
> exist. Fortran was only a baby.
>
> My first computer was peg boards,  sorting machines and card  
> readers, and
> chain printers.
>
> If you calculate the years and days properly you will see it comes  
> to fifty
> years.
>
> My challenge is a simple one.
>
> Is there anyone on the list with more time in the profession than  
> me. Or am I the "Last Man Standing"?
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