paul- wrote: > Pascal yes, but otherwise I avoided that other stuff. I'm a mechanical > engineer, so coding is just for fun. > > I was lucky enough not to have to use punch cards. The university > installed the mainframe a year or two before I got there.
I am an EE but also got a CS degree later, so allot of language exposure. Your comment on punch cards made me laugh. My first programming experience was assembly on a DEC PDP-11 (tape?), and, Fortran I think on a Cyber computer using punch cards. We were advised to carry our "program" around in a plastic bag tied with a rubber band in case we dropped it in a puddle. I have dim memories of dropping and having to reorder my stack once. :o Thanks all for the tips on getting started. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Redrum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113437 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
