On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 22:58:40 -0000 (UTC)
Martin Gregorie  wrote:

> I first learned to program in Algol 60 on an Elliott 503 with 8 Kwords
> (39 bit words) with input on paper tape and output on a lineprinter.

 Lucky sod! Dartmouth BASIC[10] on a 4K word (32 bit) IBM 1130, but
there was a 1442 card reader/punch attached as well as the paper tape
reader and a 1403 (not N1 so I missed out on that joy).

[10] Then 1130 FORTRAN, then assembler. I didn't meet Algol 60 until the
1130 was replaced by an Eclipse and we switched to using terminals and
stopped being allowed into the machine room.

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