No, you didn't. The UK built the first electronic computer in 1942,
Colossus I.
From Wikipedia (to save time):
Colossus was the world's first electronic </wiki/Electronics>, digital
</wiki/Digital>, computer </wiki/Computer> that was at all programmable
</wiki/Computer_programming>. The Colossus computers were used by
British codebreakers </wiki/Cryptanalysis> during World War II
</wiki/World_War_II> to help in the cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher
</wiki/Cryptanalysis_of_the_Lorenz_cipher>. Without them, the Allies
</wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II> would have been deprived of the very
valuable intelligence </wiki/Military_intelligence> that was obtained
from reading the vast quantity of encrypted </wiki/Encrypted> high-level
telegraphic </wiki/Telegraphy> messages between the German High Command
(OKW) </wiki/Oberkommando_der_Wehrmacht> and their army
</wiki/Wehrmacht> commands throughout occupied Europe. Colossus used
thermionic valves (vacuum tubes) </wiki/Vacuum_tube> to perform Boolean
operations </wiki/Boolean_algebra_%28logic%29> and calculations.
BTW Ever considered Fortran VI (aka PL/I)? <grin>
Cheers, CP
[email protected] wrote:
Being from the East Coast - I see a different perspective.
Bean Counters only see us as overhead - un-neccessary to some.
These Bean Counters would rather pay for several less skilled personnal then
pay for a competent, skilled, knowledgeable, technicians.
For a country that, built, developed, and cultivated the mainframe industry, we
are being sabotaged.
My 2 cents
---------- Original Message ----------
From: Shane Ginnane <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Fortran
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:29:55 -0600
On Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:24:20 -0500, Graham Hobbs wrote:
Earlier today I saw the following:
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-tech-skills-that-will-instantly-net-you-100000-salary-2013-2#fortran-is-worth-103000-18
Am I wrong in presuming this site is aimed at new(er) entrants into the market
?.
Would experienced/capable Fortran people consider this adequate compensation ?.
And yes, I *do* know that that the bastards are trying to screw us all.
Shane ...
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