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I think it was 1983 or very close to it, I was taking a COBOL class to
enrich my background and we were required to write one program on punch
cards "for the experience" of using punch cards. While I recall registering
for classes with punch cards (we were given our own unique card, then going
to tables of each department to get a punch card for the section we wanted
to register for, I don't recall to many other occasions of using punch
cards. I am still amazed at the technology that allowed punch cards to
work.
I do recall taking a course in RPG II (boy were those the days) and going
through a whole lot of coding sheets. Took a test we had to write an entire
program on the coding sheets and turn it in that way. I was surprised when
I talked to an actual RPG programmer who told me they didn't use coding
sheets.
Punch cards, coding sheets, SEU, RDI--a journey through history. I know
some of you have coded before we even had punch cards. I do have to wonder
what is next.
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