Thom LaCosta (1:261/1352) wrote to Steven Horn at 20:20 on 02 Jun 2003:

 TL> I can also remember using some portable terminal that had no
 TL> screen....it printed both sides of the conversation.  

 TL> That was about the time I worked for a software company....most of
 TL> the products were in cobol....and when you compiled it, you HAD to
 TL> have the output of the compiler to the printer.

Did this result in punched cards?  Otherwise I'm confused.  

 TL> We threw the end of the paper over the seond floor banister....and
 TL> usually found a box worth of paper on the first floor.

 TL> If the printer ran out of paper, the compiler stopped...so the
 TL> programmers got used to "one paper box compiles."

 TL> They were pretty good...since our major customer was a Savings and
 TL> Loan that precipitated the Savings and Loan Scandal in Maryland
 TL> (g).

But not because of their programs we trust.:-)

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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