Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:36:40 -0600 From: numa@thenuma.com Subject: Re: Nostalgia Message-id: <3665.64.216.155.237.1047331959.squirrel@wopr.thenuma.com>
That's what I learned Assembler on as well. Love that 390.
Kris
> Quoting Robert Kennedy <erwin_k_r@yahoo.com>:
>
>> Just to put a little perspective on this. When I took
>> computer programming classes at UMKC in 1982 & 1983
>> they were just getting rid of the last few key punch
>> stations.
>
> I did Cobol, Assembler and RPGII at Penn Vally in '91 or '92, and the
> RPG stuff was all on cards, but the Assembler was on terminals. I
> don't think they had any outside access back then. Since RPG is
> basically just a card sorting program, virtualising the old patch
> boards for the sorters, it makes a lot of sense on cards. System390
> Assmebler really rocks! It's one of the reasons I never had the
> patience to learn programming on the PC.
>
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