OT: How much does software weigh? (was:What's a "ton" of JCL?)

2015-12-04 Thread Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM
That's what NASA asked their programmers when designing the Apollo's. They answered: 'Nothing.'. 'Really, we can hardly believe this.'. 'It is true, we only use the holes in the punchcards.' Kees. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU]

Re: OT: How much does software weigh? (was:What's a "ton" of JCL?)

2015-12-04 Thread Ted MacNEIL
03:01 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Reply To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: OT: How much does software weigh? (was:What's a "ton" of JCL?) That's what NASA asked their programmers when designing the Apollo's. They answered: 'Nothing.'. 'Really, we can hardly believe this.'. '

Re: OT: How much does software weigh? (was:What's a "ton" of JCL?)

2015-12-04 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 4 Dec 2015 08:00:52 +, Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM wrote: >That's what NASA asked their programmers when designing the Apollo's. >They answered: 'Nothing.'. >'Really, we can hardly believe this.'. >'It is true, we only use the holes in the punchcards.' > Decades ago, I was

Re: OT: How much does software weigh? (was:What's a "ton" of JCL?)

2015-12-04 Thread Joel C. Ewing
On 12/04/2015 09:04 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > On Fri, 4 Dec 2015 08:00:52 +, Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM wrote: > >> That's what NASA asked their programmers when designing the Apollo's. >> They answered: 'Nothing.'. >> 'Really, we can hardly believe this.'. >> 'It is true, we only use