Author: Victor Churchill Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] old gits/old school: was Recurrent Hardware Problem
Oh goody here we go again ;-)
On 4 March 2010 17:18, Bob Dunlop <bob.dunlop@???> wrote: >> That would be a 'yes' I think, or perhaps a grand old git (paving the
>> way for great grand old gits later in the thread who would need to
>> demonstrate their skills in hand-punching paper tape bootstrap
>> programs)
>
> Not a bootstrap but I can remember splicing paper tapes to make corrections
> in the middle of an image rather than repunching the whole thing, and that
> was paid for work not a university project.
>
> At uni I used teletypes on a regular basis and punch card machines on
> occasion (they were phased out in my second year).
First job at IBM had punch cards. Second one at EMI used paper tape
reader/writers mounted on the side of the teletypes as I recall.
Punch cards were better than paper tape for roaches ;-)
>
> So does that qualify me for grand old git ?
>
> ps. Has this thread been round before, or is that another old git thing.
If it hasn't, the grand ole gits will think it has;
If it has, by definition the grand ole gits won't remember.
