Sure sign my retirement age is coming up
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I was part of a (yes, virtual) gathering of IT people from various backgrounds and specialties. After a while, things boiled down to everyone sharing some of their strangest experiences with non-it clients and coworkers. Everyone was laughing and having a great time. My turn came around, and I started sharing a story about a project I was involved with where the company was upgrading from and old Wang system to AS/400. Everyone suddenly went quiet, and I noticed that most of the people with cameras were sporting blank expressions. After a couple of seconds, one of the younger guys asked, "What is a Wang? Is that a slang term? And how is an AS/400 considered an upgrade?" Everyone was nodding their agreement. ... That was when I realized that I must be the oldest one there. Maybe I should have gone with the Banyan Vines story instead. :laugh: ---------- Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
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I was part of a (yes, virtual) gathering of IT people from various backgrounds and specialties. After a while, things boiled down to everyone sharing some of their strangest experiences with non-it clients and coworkers. Everyone was laughing and having a great time. My turn came around, and I started sharing a story about a project I was involved with where the company was upgrading from and old Wang system to AS/400. Everyone suddenly went quiet, and I noticed that most of the people with cameras were sporting blank expressions. After a couple of seconds, one of the younger guys asked, "What is a Wang? Is that a slang term? And how is an AS/400 considered an upgrade?" Everyone was nodding their agreement. ... That was when I realized that I must be the oldest one there. Maybe I should have gone with the Banyan Vines story instead. :laugh: ---------- Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
Oh man, I loved working on Wangs, the first company I worked for ported their accounting software from the PDP machines. They were a solid machine, I don't recall (but its 35 years ago) having any issues with them. Pity they went bust.
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Top ten reasons why I'm lazy 1.
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I was part of a (yes, virtual) gathering of IT people from various backgrounds and specialties. After a while, things boiled down to everyone sharing some of their strangest experiences with non-it clients and coworkers. Everyone was laughing and having a great time. My turn came around, and I started sharing a story about a project I was involved with where the company was upgrading from and old Wang system to AS/400. Everyone suddenly went quiet, and I noticed that most of the people with cameras were sporting blank expressions. After a couple of seconds, one of the younger guys asked, "What is a Wang? Is that a slang term? And how is an AS/400 considered an upgrade?" Everyone was nodding their agreement. ... That was when I realized that I must be the oldest one there. Maybe I should have gone with the Banyan Vines story instead. :laugh: ---------- Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
Could have mentioned the old Kaypro luggable as an early laptop(ish).
The less you need, the more you have. JaxCoder.com
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I was part of a (yes, virtual) gathering of IT people from various backgrounds and specialties. After a while, things boiled down to everyone sharing some of their strangest experiences with non-it clients and coworkers. Everyone was laughing and having a great time. My turn came around, and I started sharing a story about a project I was involved with where the company was upgrading from and old Wang system to AS/400. Everyone suddenly went quiet, and I noticed that most of the people with cameras were sporting blank expressions. After a couple of seconds, one of the younger guys asked, "What is a Wang? Is that a slang term? And how is an AS/400 considered an upgrade?" Everyone was nodding their agreement. ... That was when I realized that I must be the oldest one there. Maybe I should have gone with the Banyan Vines story instead. :laugh: ---------- Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
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Could have mentioned the old Kaypro luggable as an early laptop(ish).
The less you need, the more you have. JaxCoder.com
Come and gone, fer sure. I remember doing custom hardware/software for the Kaypros for the oilfield industry on the North Slope, easiest custom hardware platform I had for a while. :)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long
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Come and gone, fer sure. I remember doing custom hardware/software for the Kaypros for the oilfield industry on the North Slope, easiest custom hardware platform I had for a while. :)
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long
I was working on a job in Mexico and my boss made me take a Kaypro, knowing that I wouldn't use it. I remember lugging it through the airports and to/from hotel. Them damn things are heavy!
The less you need, the more you have. JaxCoder.com
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Could have mentioned the old Kaypro luggable as an early laptop(ish).
The less you need, the more you have. JaxCoder.com
My first "portable" computer consisted of me drilling the case of my PC, and mounting a trunk handle to the top, and an eye loop,to the back. I could then put a strap on it, and carry it on the bus between home and the office. Yes, it earned me lots of stares, but it worked well. I even took it to school a couple of times. ;P Money makes the world go round ... but documentation moves the money.
