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Article #620891Re: Computer science hot major in college (article)
From: Charles Richmond
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 05:14
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 05:14
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On 2/23/2018 6:00 PM, Mike Causer wrote: > On 23 Feb 2018 02:21:26 -0400 > Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote: > >> In 1964, when my school had one computer (IBM 1620) they offered a >> course in "computer programming" for which I signed up. It was taught >> by a guy seconded from industry. He specified a textbook on numerical >> methods and proposed to teach us that. Half the class announced that >> they would drop the course if he didn't teach us how write programs. > > Hot damn! My first was a 1620 -- doesn't everyone remember their first? > We were a Mech Eng class and computers were not on our syllabus, but we > had an optional hour lecture a week on programming in Fortran II for > the 1620. Best attended lecture series of that year. Time on the > 1620 was free of charge and had the side effect of developing our > negotiation skills because running order was entirely arranged next to > the 1620 by the contestants (errr?) each with a deck of cards in their > hand. > Same here... IBM 1620 model II with a hard disk. Our textbook was a hundred page folded book by Daniel D. McCracken. 90% of it was FORTRAN II with a little FORTRAN IV at the end. It was a 2 credit hour course but it had a lab part. The 1620 was "open shop" and we punched our own cards. -- numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
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