From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HTML_FONT_LOW_CONTRAST,HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_28,HTML_MESSAGE, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,URIBL_SBL_A autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 9039 invoked from network); 8 Feb 2021 23:02:23 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 8 Feb 2021 23:02:23 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 1D2D49C7A3; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:02:22 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B53619BA51; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:01:56 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccc.com header.i=@ccc.com header.b="bjC1lxt8"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7EA889BA51; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:01:52 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qk1-f169.google.com (mail-qk1-f169.google.com [209.85.222.169]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id F08199BA43 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:01:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qk1-f169.google.com with SMTP id b14so2707088qkk.0 for ; Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:01:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=mBHPUlnVmLhmRpToYlrpZMqmcmoyYRrrV1ZIQ3a8/tE=; b=bjC1lxt8rCTPAloMbMfeR5aUtP7cgyJHzEMsijr3h7pVwKyecQVIgpHZydf2v+pABq zjBpzvUcR+g8eBBS+0fvvVobHaRqhSQrfN4uVYSxMvbtmt9hCodmwF8r2CeVeIAvOpWU qA6YuuH0pSSmpfpA0Mzt9efW+faGC4xEJ6CbE= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=mBHPUlnVmLhmRpToYlrpZMqmcmoyYRrrV1ZIQ3a8/tE=; b=p2JE/JyBcwWEsKc19NQp+l7gHvQ++BKyrGm2dAHpLRQsyPax05myWn1zGjnjza1L57 tj91lMsIiWqxSOuauTkFqtYh9Mv3DYoshOy6GHaY2O3zoTxH2KuESdeTOsCNHLx66WXw SCGMTbWzGCJ4FD8KukHZx/h3Al+guqfHqjTsu8MC2IkmwZ1rMOEqPo81JtoRIYrWAn8j pNHhtLzlX9yS3FWq5SLr27ZuAp9KAYCYEP4LBEfYnfH38b0tYrkLAdAbGYedMRK5mpjp 3J67V44PwvV8Pvop3PsPNtx/otH2+bdNzMTcQgGf4m2sB5XB+GUtRpeOBhfQgePmMksU eV5g== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533g1ot4q3Po1TqN7S952CaYhOTArDSMl7o9zgcMFbURVZIlqLGM LrIWdWODplD7d2eCU+41lr1Ch7w6kmg9oaZky4ADww== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxK1YoPY4VBCMUZb026zweoTTLnPSs31DnMhiTyk231E9obzZFFPFp+ChkF9KMMgNv0NZeog6GNOBaiegfOUfA= X-Received: by 2002:a37:ad01:: with SMTP id f1mr19740573qkm.476.1612825309586; Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:01:49 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <5cb7edc8-7d43-aa3a-334f-18e17aa2fa16@gmail.com> <2ffbcab8-b651-c3f9-d4ed-e9ff792cfde6@mhorton.net> In-Reply-To: From: Clem Cole Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2021 18:01:23 -0500 Message-ID: To: Dave Horsfall Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a9bce805badb274f" Subject: Re: [TUHS] Typing tutors X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --000000000000a9bce805badb274f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 5:21 PM Dave Horsfall wrote: > I know that I'm gonna be outclassed here, but I taught myself BASIC, > ALGOL, and FORTRAN (ugh! well, it was WATFOR then WATFIV) from my school > days in the late 60s onwards. > Many much older and more experienced than I on this list. I'm a relative youngster that started in the late 1960s. So Dave, I have to say, ditto, but I will add a couple of assemblers to the early list (360 BAL, HP2000, and PDP-8 and 10). My father showed me the GE-635 assembler in probably 1968, but I never managed to write anything meaningful in it. > > COBOL tried to be drilled into me, but I firmly rejected it (but for some > odd reason I still know it, but deny all knowledge of it). > Funny, I dodged COBOL, but not PL/1 and APL. With the latter, I maintained the York/APL interpreter on TSS for a bit. I also saw a number of languages on the 10's like SAIL, SNOBOL, and over course BLISS. All before I saw C on the Fifth Edition of UNIX. As I've said before, when I first saw it, I was not impressed. Little did I know Dennis and Ken would rot my brain - (and I'm thankful that they did). Clem =E1=90=A7 --000000000000a9bce805badb274f Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 5:21 PM Dave Horsfall <dave@horsfall.org> wrote:
I know that I'm gonna be outclassed here, but I taught myse= lf BASIC,
ALGOL, and FORTRAN (ugh! well, it was WATFOR then WATFIV) from my school days in the late 60s onwards.
Many much older and = more experienced than I on this list.=C2=A0 I'm a relative youngster th= at started in the late 1960s.=C2=A0 So Dave, I have to say, ditto, but I wi= ll add a couple of assemblers=C2=A0to the early list = (360 BAL, HP2000, and PDP-8 and 10).=C2=A0 My father showed me the GE-635 a= ssembler in probably=C2=A01968, but I never managed to write anything meani= ngful in it.

COBOL tried to be drilled into me, but I firmly rejected it (but for some <= br> odd reason I still know it, but deny all knowledge of it).
=
Funny, I dodged COBOL, but not PL/1 and APL. With the latter, I ma= intained the York/APL interpreter on TSS for a bit.=C2=A0 I also= saw a number of languages on the 10's like SAIL, SNOBOL, and over cour= se BLISS.=C2=A0 All before I saw C on the Fifth Edition of UNIX.=C2=A0 As I= 've said before, when I first saw it, I was not impressed.=C2=A0 Little= did I know Dennis and Ken would rot my brain - (and I'm thankful that = they did).

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