RE: How did you get started with RPG -- RPG400-L

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Subject: RE: How did you get started with RPG
From: John Rusling <jrusling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:52:33 -0500
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Started out in small 5,000 watt radio station... jes kidding.

Got hired to work for small mfg company as a draftsman.
(paper, pencil, compass...)

They had a sys36 w/ 2 dumb terminals.

B4 long I was maintaining Mapics database on it and
some Sys36 admin, some queries.

A consultant wrote us an inventory program, I asked him
lots of questions.

3 days at guided learning center for rpg II.

RPG II manuals. [UGH]

Then I found Datanetwork/36 (became Midrange Computing)
and really starting learning.

Upgraded to as/400 in 94. This was a cisc box so also
did a risc upgrade to it later.

Didn't look back.

John B.

Edu: Had typing class in high school, went to college but
dropped my college computer class - just didn't 'get' punch cards!

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