Computers have come a long way since 1980. My first introduction to computers was in college. That was so long ago the computer had a pull start. It was the size of a 1956 Buick and was programmed with punch cards. It took a stack of cards about 2 feet tall just to get the monster to add two plus two. We would “program” a set of commands that looked something like this:
D:/ GO TO F
D:/ IF F LOOKS GOOD GO TO G
D:/ LOOP G 4 TIL F LOOKS BAD
D:/ IF F = 2 WE GET SOMEWHERE
D:/ REPEAT LOOP G ONE GAZILLION TIMES
D:/COPY LOOP G AND REPEAT UNTIL MAIN FRAME CRASH
D:/UPON REBOOT REPEAT PROCESS TIL SECURITY REMOVES PROGRAMMER
D:/ IF F = 2 ADD H IF H = 2 ALSO
D:/ IF H NOT = 2 DIVIDE H BY 2 TIL H = 2
D:/ IF H = ODD NUMBER FORGET IT
D:/IF F = 2 AND H = 2 AND SUM = 4 COMPARE TO STANDARD ANSWER OF 4 ONE GAZILLION TIMES OR TIL MAIN FRAME CRASH
D:/ IF STANDARD ANSWER = 4 AND MAIN FRAME REBOOTED EAT PUNCH CARD
Not much programming for most of us to do now. We just have to figure out how to delete our browsing history and change our FaceBook password.
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