26 Apr
2002
26 Apr
'02
12:39 p.m.
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Ben Franchuk wrote:
Fortran II could compile from paper tape on the
IBM 1620.
35 years ago, I was using PDQ FORTRAN on a 1620, using punch cards.
"PDQ" == "Pretty Damn Quirky"?
It was sort of II.
5 years ago, I was unable to stop college administrators from destroying
the last copy of the punch card deck of the compiler.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
compile a Fortran program? Could you save your work
in any
I'm not sure whether there were any compilers available that
didn't require disk drives. It would have been possible (not
fun) given the proper programs.