From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Don Hills"  wrote in message
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> In article , Tony Williams
 wrote:
>>
>>Full disclosure: the first programming language I used was BASIC on an
>>HP2000 in about 1975.
>
> I was luckier, then - I started with REXX on a mainframe, in the early
> 80's.
> By the time I started using BASIC my programming habits were already
> established. I never considered GOTO an abomination, though - it was
> (and is) an excellent way to write FSMs (Finite State Machines, useful for
> parsing and other applications that must handle unpredictable inputs).
>
> --
> Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
> "New interface closely resembles Presentation Manager,
> preparing you for the wonders of OS/2!"
>    -- Advertisement on the box for Microsoft Windows 2.11 for 286

I started with wiring IBM 407 accounting machine boards. Does that count?


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