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=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 3923 invoked from network); 8 Feb 2021 22:21:15 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 8 Feb 2021 22:21:15 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 8334D9CA3A; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 08:21:11 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9B819C1DD; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 08:20:50 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7FA939C0A9; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 08:20:47 +1000 (AEST) Received: from nsstlmta01p.bpe.bigpond.com (nsstlmta01p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 725DD9BA51 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 08:20:46 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.24.4]) by nsstlfep01p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20210208222044.CSUU8688.nsstlfep01p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:20:44 +1100 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduledrheefgdduieduucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuuffpveftpgfvgffnuffvtfetpdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemucegtddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffujgfkfhgfgggtsehttddttddtredvnecuhfhrohhmpeffrghvvgcujfhorhhsfhgrlhhluceouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepkeeiteejueeuhfefgeeuvdduieefvedugfevtdffkefhffejkefhuddtteehtefhnecukfhppeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehhvghloheprghnvghurhhinhdrhhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgpdhinhgvthepuddutddrudeguddrudelfedrvdeffedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpeeouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqpdhrtghpthhtohepoehtuhhhshesthhuhhhsrdhorhhgqe X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.420) id 5FE6CCD00C854F5F for tuhs@tuhs.org; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:20:44 +1100 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 118MKick011179 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:20:44 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 118MKhMH011176 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:20:44 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:20:42 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <5cb7edc8-7d43-aa3a-334f-18e17aa2fa16@gmail.com> <2ffbcab8-b651-c3f9-d4ed-e9ff792cfde6@mhorton.net> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Sat, 6 Feb 2021, John Cowan wrote: > > I'm probably a youngster in this crowd (no, I'm not calling you old > > farts, more like people with a long history I respect and am willing > > to learn from). > In computer circles, that is what "old fart" means. 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. 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). -- Dave