cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote: WOW; Does that bring back Memories. My first Computer job was for a Data Processing Outfit in New Jersey as a Computer room Operator. One day they brought in a Machine "Datapoint 2200" and I said I can program that. I had gone to a Programmers school a couple of years before. I at some point dumped the Datapoint's 8K of memory to the Printer then decoded it and re-assembled a program written in Assembly to intake three 11 line screens of data. It had Interrupts and You could even back track fields to correct them. Took me six months. Gave it to the Rep who eventually slid it into the Round File where some of my Best work ended up over the years. Wish I had been able to save the listing. The Manual for the editor said "Go have a cup of coffee while your files were being copied from the rear cassette to the front. I was still working on the Datapoint's in 1979 when I left the firm and moved to Wisconsin. I moved on to CP/M then the PC's as well as Learning how to Program for the IBM Series/1 in EDL. Now there was a Language. Still got a 110 Volt IBM 4952 in the Basement but never got it running. Wish I could find a GURU who could help me get it up and running. Kick my self for not doing it back in the early 90's when I brought it home. I was doing consulting on the Series/1 then but didn't find the time. Oh Well Bob in Wisconsin