On 4/12/2010 12:18 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:

I'm beginning to wonder how many old computer jocks and card pushers
there are in this group :-). Is there some mystical connection between
computers and woodworking?

Good call! I've been convinced for a very long time that systems design
and woodworking use the same circuits. People who're good at one seem to
have a shot at being good at the other.

BTW, to see the 1st computer I programmed (and helped assemble) go to:

http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/BRL61.html#TOC

and click on Readix. I worked on one at Science Research Associates in
the late '50s.

I like that you don't even have to open the covers to see which board is
on fire.

I started programming in '59 on a Bendix G-15, but it was definitely
_not_ as impressive looking as the one in the BRL Report - and it did
require opening the covers to see what was roasting...

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/