> I just noticed that is was 38 years ago this week when I started my > first "Computer Programming" class. They were having trouble with the > machine (IBM 1620) and had to remove some cover plates to get better > cooling.
Well I'm 38 years myself last November but I do recall attendance, tests, grades and probably much more were all recorded by punchcard when I went to high school. It was a behemoth 32xx(?) which occupied 1/3 of a very small computer room. Another 1/4 of the room was the chiller's evaporator and blower. No chairs. Learned me some FORTRAN first by punch, then by actual terminals. It was a microcosm of the back rooms at a major bank back in the day. Years later, I returned to find a pair of hefty 486's and outlines on the floor. We'd cut class when the A/C broke down. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
