I remember the first time I saw a CRT terminal that used a 110 baud modem to connect to the mainframe. All, the unrivalled potential that platform promised! An iPad would have seemed like magic indeed!
On 2011-07-06, at 3:52 PM, Alan Ward wrote: > > On Jul 6, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Joel M. Benisch wrote: > >> Oh how I miss the well defined structure of the RPG II processing cycle. >> Was so simple and elegant...... >> And easy to learn!! :-) >> >> And being able to pick up a card and read it by interpreting the hole >> punches in your head was the geek's equivalent of winning the Super Bowl.... > > Either that or being able to toggle in the boot sequence on a PDP11 without > referring to any manuals. Ah, the good ol' days. > > Alan > >> >> Those were the days.... >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Joel M. Benisch CPCU, President >> 973-992-6300 x303 >> PaperFree Corporation >> 973-992-6666 FAX >> 909 Regal Boulevard >> j...@paperfree.net >> Livingston, NJ 07039-8249 WE CREATE PRODUCTS WE WOULD WANT TO USE! >> >> On Jul 6, 2011, at 4:25 PM, Chuck Hill wrote: >> >>> >>> On 2011-07-06, at 1:57 PM, Karl wrote: >>> >>>> I see it every day at the airport. Was that a CICS exception or VSAM >>>> issue? >>>> >>>> Oh...wow...no it was a ‘RTSO’ exception. (Real time sharing option for >>>> you youngsters...now I am really ageing myself). >>> >>> And bringing back long suppressed memories for some of us. >>> >>> >>>> Can you believe that they charged $2-3k per year for your terminal to >>>> respond in some semblance of real time? >>>> >>>> Karl >>>> >>>> On Jul 6, 2011, at 8:51 PM, Petite Abeille wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 6, 2011, at 7:33 PM, Ken Anderson wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> To me, just the fact that WebObjects has been around since 1996 (15 >>>>>> years!) means that it has more legs than any other tool I can think of. >>>>> >>>>> Rumor has it that COBOL is still going strong in some less travelled >>>>> corner of Elbonia :)) _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/kgretton%40mac.com >>>>> >>>>> This email sent to kgret...@mac.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/chill%40global-village.net >>>> >>>> This email sent to ch...@global-village.net >>> >>> -- >>> Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development >>> >>> Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall >>> knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. >>> http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/jmb%40paperfree.net >>> >>> This email sent to j...@paperfree.net >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/award%40apple.com >> >> This email sent to aw...@apple.com > -- Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
