Computer Operator?

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SimonMac replied

2 December 2011, 10:07
I wasn't allowed to Operate A Computer, I just put the hardware on desks to start with!
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Lockhouse replied

2 December 2011, 09:50
I started on a Burroughs B1900 but mainly I worked on a Honeywell\Bull DPS7 GCOS Mainframe.
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cojak replied

2 December 2011, 09:36
Originally posted by Lockhouse View Post

Now there's a term you don't hear much of these days. I started as a computer operator as it was the only way a numpty like me with no qualifications at all could rise to become one of the world's greatest developers.

The thread about who's been contracting longest got me thinking. Who else here got a start in IT as a Computer Operator? Is anyone still a Computer Operator?

Oh yes, I started on a Data General for an independant opticians and lens manufacturer.
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darmstadt replied

2 December 2011, 09:33
I started as a Computer Operator on an IBM 370/158 running OS/VS1 a long time ago...
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gingerjedi replied

2 December 2011, 09:29
My tyre fitter is a computer operator.
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Lockhouse started a topic Computer Operator?

2 December 2011, 09:17
Computer Operator?

Now there's a term you don't hear much of these days. I started as a computer operator as it was the only way a numpty like me with no qualifications at all could rise to become one of the world's greatest developers.

The thread about who's been contracting longest got me thinking. Who else here got a start in IT as a Computer Operator? Is anyone still a Computer Operator?
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