Originally posted by Churchill
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how about Pascal ? or BBC Basic...SA says;
Well you looked so stylish I thought you batted for the other camp - thats like the ultimate compliment!
I couldn't imagine you ever having a hair out of place!
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Out of the loop on this - is this a descendant of the visual cobol stuff from a few years ago?Originally posted by Churchill
I got an email from an agent asking if I would be interested in a vax cobol/VMS DCL programming gig. God knows how old that CV version was - cetainly pre-interweb anyway.
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I am finding ti difficult to get a contract with my WFW skills now. Seems people have moved on to summat called Win95 now....no idea wot that is....Comment
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Does anyone rember the 'Gem' desktop, it sat on top of Dos....SA says;
Well you looked so stylish I thought you batted for the other camp - thats like the ultimate compliment!
I couldn't imagine you ever having a hair out of place!
n5gooner is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.(whatever these are)Comment
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You forget that it is difficult to retrain people to use new skills. In fact it is impossible to retrain anyone over thirty years of age. That is why we have to import all these highly skilled and experienced Indians.Originally posted by nucastlenever understood quite why people think in an industry like this, that the skills they cut their teeth with entitle them to a living - evolve or die
(Or set up a business offering niche services to firms using legacy systems)Drivel is my specialityComment
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In an industry like IT development, i think the onus should be on the individual to make sure their skills are up to date (not general IT)Comment
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You rang.Originally posted by Churchill
What do you need hacking. I mean evolving to a blah blah blah.Comment
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Was it as good as BOB? Bill Gates missus developed that IIRC. Quite possibly the most pointless UI ever.Originally posted by n5goonerComment
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lol, I had a Ferranti pc at the time running on an 8086 cpu (Dos 3.1), my friend just bought a with 5.25" Amstrad with Gem installed.Originally posted by zeitghostSA says;
Well you looked so stylish I thought you batted for the other camp - thats like the ultimate compliment!
I couldn't imagine you ever having a hair out of place!
n5gooner is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.(whatever these are)Comment
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I've done that. Never used punched cards though.Originally posted by cojakComment
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