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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: RonB's schizophrenia.
Date: 27 Sep 2024 17:46:17 GMT
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:06:29 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> I got heavily trained in physics and hearing science... And ended up a
> programmer. :-D

Times change. 'Programming' as a career wasn't really on the table when I 
graduated and I certainly wouldn't have chosen it. FORTRAN, punch cards, 
and mainframes didn't fluff my fur. 

I worked with hardware, relay logic, fluidics, and eventually TTL. In a 
way it was programming; an OR gate is an OR gate whether it is physical or 
a virtual ||.  Then came MCUs...

I'm amused that PLCs (programmable logic controllers) still retain a relay 
based ladder logic metaphor. I thought that was a transition phase until 
the old school plant engineers retired.