Ummmm, not quite, my FRiend.
I'm 60, I've been programming for over 40 years, and I've been designing, building, and producing computers and computer products for over 35 years. My first CPU design was done in TTL, and was constructed before Intel's 8080 chip was available. I programmed in assembler for 8080, 6800, 6502, 6809, and 8086, before switching to C.
To be correct in my case, you'd have to have been working in the computer business since before World War II. Possible, but unlikely.
I know, you were talking to Terpfen. But I couldn't resist answering anyway. :)
> ...since before World War II.
Meant to say "...since before the Korean War". My bad.
Heh, yes, you are right... Only been in computers since the 60’s (when they were called computers in the military). No offense meant...
ShiftRegLeft to ya....
By the way - you past sounds very much like mine... Same experience with processor chips, languages, and such...
The only difference that I can point to immediately is that with Datapoint, I use Databus for my initial programming in addition to assembly...
Sounds like we grew up in the same environment...heh.
And I'm 62. I may be the only person on here who has made his own PNP transistor from scratch (well, from silicon wafer). I did that as part of a 1965 Bell Labs project where 100 selected High School students were the materials and instructions on how to make one by hand. Mine was one of the 43 successful transistors produced by the high school students around the country. I too, have built computers, programed, and branched over to database design. . . Then into business management. For the last 30 years I've run my own business supporting other businesses' computers, both in PCs and Macs.
One thing I can say: once I converted a business to Macs, I generally made far less money from that business fixing problems. They had no problems! The Macs just worked. No longer was I called in to clean up the malware messes or even the incompatibilities caused by update Tuesdays with vertical solution software breaking with MS software patches. I stopped making so much money from them, but they remained convinced clients and highly recommended me to friends. . . who I'd make money from fixing their PC infestation until I could convince them the cost of Windows PC ownership was just too great. . . and the cycle would repeat. Every convert would essentially say "I can't believe I put up with Windows so long! What took me so long?" or "I can't believe how easy this is!" or "using a computer is FUN again!"