On 2023-05-29 18:15, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
Computers were not in classrooms until long after my time. A very few school boards had a very few computers near the end. I admired the Curta Calculators advertised in Scientific American -- the only hand held digital calculators at that time. I carried a slide-rule in high school but almost nobody else did. I also carried a fat Swiss Army Knife -- that would get you expelled now. I didn't duel with either.
I took Fortran in Gr. 12. The computer was nowhere near my school. It was in the board office and my teacher would take our pencil mark cards to compile our "programs". I don't know that any program was actually run, only compiled.
I also used a slide rule in high school. It was required in some of my classes. I bought one for $2 at Shoppers Drug Mart, when I started Gr. 9. I still have it in my desk drawer and it still works! 😉
I have also long been in the habit of carrying a pocket knife. The only issue I had was when I tried to board a flight, forgetting I had it, and was told I couldn't carry it with me. I was able to mail it home though.
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