Yeah, when did you buy your first REAL predecessor to the PC? If you're for real, hats off, fellow programmer. You're in the know, and my hats off to you.
As a matter fact I did take COBAL in 1979, I did not take Fortran. I was also trained as a computer operator when the IBM 360 was coming into play. I helped to set up whole computer rooms before the personal computers were just starting. Anything else??
Yeah, 25 years ago things were a lot different. Should have stood your ground. Being a 20 (not something) year old relatively (in my opinion and that of my husbands ;-) ) good looking woman, I manged to make it. I could undertand those who couldn't take the pressure. 25 years later, it's still a more of a man's world, but the women are are definitely respected if not feared!
As a matter fact I did take COBAL in 1979, I did not take Fortran. I was also trained as a computer operator when the IBM 360 was coming into play. I helped to set up whole computer rooms before the personal computers were just starting. Anything else??
I forgot the rest of your question. No, I did not become a programmer. As you probably know, women were not too welcomed in the computer operations field. I did not want to become a programmer. I eventually changed my field into Social Work.
Yeah, when did you buy your first REAL predecessor to the PC? If you're for real, hats off, fellow programmer. You're in the know, and my hats off to you.
As a matter fact I did take COBAL in 1979, I did not take Fortran. I was also trained as a computer operator when the IBM 360 was coming into play. I helped to set up whole computer rooms before the personal computers were just starting. Anything else??
My first PC was a 286x in 1986 (?) that my future (current) husband and I purchased for $2000 with the proceeds of a computer program that he sold to my then current employer for making gobal JCL changes, which was really necessary since my current consulting assignment at that time was to convert a JCL shop from JES2 to JES3. Any other questions?Yeah, when did you buy your first REAL predecessor to the PC? If you're for real, hats off, fellow programmer. You're in the know, and my hats off to you.As a matter fact I did take COBAL in 1979, I did not take Fortran. I was also trained as a computer operator when the IBM 360 was coming into play. I helped to set up whole computer rooms before the personal computers were just starting. Anything else??
I did not buy my own for home until sometime in the eighties. We just had them at work. When did you buy yours?
I bow to you.
Oh, AMEN SISTER! I know they're out there, just like me. I just like to make sure they are not mirages! Forgive me my doubts. You appear to be the real deal.
I don't have any questions. You are the one who questioned me and doubted. I guess I mis-counted when I said almost 30 years. It was more like 32 years. I guess some people don't believe that dinasours existed!
