> On Oct 30, 2015, at 10:28 AM, Paul Koning <paulkon...@comcast.net> wrote: > > >> On Oct 30, 2015, at 5:29 AM, Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> «Why NASA Needs a Programmer Fluent In 60-Year-Old Languages >> >> To keep the Voyager 1 and 2 crafts going, NASA's new hire has to know >> FORTRAN and assembly languages. >> » >> >> http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/a17991/voyager-1-voyager-2-retiring-engineer/ > > Neat. I would think that a large fraction of the membership of this list is > qualified for that job. Assembly language programming, on a machine with > such large memory as 64k? Sure. Fortran? Algol? Even those who don't know > can likely learn it easily. > > The key requirement is the mindset needed to work on old computers, with (by > today's standards) slow execution and small memory. That's something most of > us have, either from actually doing it, or from being interested in it. > > paul > >
Additionally a QSL Card from Oort Cloud or Kuiper Belt to hang in the Ham Shack would be nice. Jerry wb9mri
