How about paper tape from the telex machines connected a HP2000 Access 
system !!!

Olav.

John Clogg wrote:

> The subject line should have been "The Real OLD Programmer" (like most 
> of us on this list).  Keypunch operators?  11X14 fanfold?  Punch 
> cards?  Smoking at one's desk?  My how times have changed!
>
> John "Grandpa" Clogg
>
>> From: "Legault, Raymond D" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: "Legault, Raymond D" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [HP3000-L] FW: The Real Programmer
>> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:14:24 -0800
>>
>> The Real Programmer At Play
>>
>>
>> > Generally, the Real Programmer plays the same way he works -- with
>> > computers. He is constantly amazed that his employer actually pays him
>> > to do what he would be doing for fun anyway (although he is careful
>> > not to express this opinion out loud). Occasionally, the Real
>> > Programmer does step out of the office for a breath of fresh air and a
>> > beer or two. Some tips on recognizing real programmers away from the
>> > computer room:
>> >
>> > *    At a party, the Real Programmers are the ones in the corner
>> > talking about operating system security and how to get around it.
>> >
>> > *    At a football game, the Real Programmer is the one comparing the
>> > plays against his simulations printed on 11 by 14 fanfold paper.
>> >
>> > *    At the beach, the Real Programmer is the one drawing flowcharts
>> > in the sand.
>> >
>> > *    A Real Programmer goes to discos to watch the light shows. At a
>> > funeral, the Real Programmer is the one saying "Poor George. And he
>> > almost had the sort routine working before the coronary."
>> >
>> > *    In a grocery store, the Real Programmer is the one who insists
>> > on running the cans past the laser checkout scanner himself, because
>> > he never could trust keypunch operators to get it right the first
>> > time.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Real Programmer's Natural Habitat
>> >
>> >
>> > What sort of environment does the Real Programmer function best in?
>> > This is an important question for the managers of Real Programmers.
>> > Considering the amount of money it costs to keep one on the staff,
>> > it's best to put him (or her) in an environment where he can get his
>> > work done.
>> >
>> > The typical Real Programmer lives in front of a computer terminal.
>> > Surrounding this terminal are:
>> >
>> > *    Listings of all programs the Real Programmer has ever worked on,
>> > piled in roughly chronological order on every flat surface in the
>> > office.
>> >
>> > *    Some half-dozen or so partly filled cups of cold coffee.
>> > Occasionally, there will be cigarette butts floating in the coffee. In
>> > some cases, the cups will contain Orange Crush.
>> >
>> > *    Unless he is very good, there will be copies of the OSJCL manual
>> > and the Principles of Operation open to some particularly interesting
>> > pages.
>> >
>> > *    Taped to the wall is a line-printer Snoopy calendar for the year
>> > 1969.
>> >
>> > *    Strewn about the floor are several wrappers for peanut butter
>> > filled cheese bars -- the type that are made pre-stale at the bakery
>> > so they can't get any worse while waiting in the vending machine.
>> >
>> > *    Hiding in the top left-hand drawer of the desk is a stash of
>> > double-stuff Oreos for special occasions.
>> >
>> > *    Underneath the Oreos is a flow-charting template, left there by
>> > the previous occupant of the office. (Real Programmers write programs,
>> > not documentation. Leave that to the maintenance people.)
>> >
>> >
>> > The Real Programmer is capable of working 30, 40, even 50 hours at a
>> > stretch, under intense pressure. In fact, he prefers it that way. Bad
>> > response time doesn't bother the Real Programmer -- it gives him a
>> > chance to catch a little sleep between compiles. If there is not
>> > enough schedule pressure on the Real Programmer, he tends to make
>> > things more challenging by working on some small but interesting part
>> > of the problem for the first nine weeks, then finishing the rest in
>> > the last week, in two or three 50-hour marathons. This not only
>> > impresses the heck out of his manager, who was despairing of ever
>> > getting the project done on time, but creates a convenient excuse for
>> > not doing the documentation. In general:
>> >
>> > *    No Real Programmer works 9 to 5. (Unless it's the ones at
>> > night.)
>> >
>> > *    Real Programmers don't wear neckties.
>> >
>> > *    Real Programmers don't wear high heeled shoes. [But you *never*
>> > know!]
>> >
>> > *    Real Programmers arrive at work in time for lunch.
>> >
>> > *    A Real Programmer might or might not know his wife's name. He
>> > does, however, know the entire ASCII (and/or EBCDIC) code table.
>> >
>> > *    Real Programmers don't know how to cook. Grocery stores aren't
>> > open at three in the morning.
>> >
>> > *    Real Programmers survive on Twinkies and coffee.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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