Subj : Re: How do you use unix?
To   : Rixter
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Dec 16 2024 20:23:03

  Re: Re: How do you use unix?
  By: Rixter to KnightMare on Wed Sep 18 2024 03:32 am

 > I worked at university data center in the 80s and we used the 80 punch cards
 > for student data storage. It was loud and slow.

In my high school computer class, we took a break from Commodore CBM systems to work on a WANG computer feeding batch jobs on punch cards. When we asked why we had to do it, my teacher said "Trust me, you'll understand some day".

Now, I get to say "WHY YOU KIDS HAVE IT SO EASY - WHEN I STARTED OUT WE HAD TO FEED BATCHES OF CARDS INTO THE COMPUTER TO SEE YOUR PROGRAM OUTPUT!"
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