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Planned Obsolescence

**Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2002 9:30 pm

luvinpush

Re: Planned Obsolescence

**Posted:** Sun Oct 13, 2002 9:42 pm

yorock · Boot Joined: 26 Sep 2002 Posts: 19 Location: Tampa

in the olden days (60's, 70's) fortran programs were often written on punch cards that looked a lot like the pages of shadrachs bible if you fanned thru them..eiree coincidence or major clue???

**Posted:** Wed Oct 16, 2002 11:21 am

dj_mystique · Boot Joined: 28 Sep 2002 Posts: 69 Location: Texas

here's dating myself. i programmed in fortran. back in the day, we did use punch cards; tho, that was outdated even then.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 16, 2002 1:05 pm

mottjr

**Posted:** Wed Oct 16, 2002 3:11 pm

dj_mystique · Boot Joined: 28 Sep 2002 Posts: 69 Location: Texas

it IS just you! Wink

I have to admit to a certain level of curiousity pertaining to the origin of the book. i'm given to understand that silas mention it as the insurance policy. i don't have that ep taped, but was under the (possibly misinformed) rememberance that he was speaking of the $$ when he said that.

**Posted:** Wed Oct 16, 2002 9:35 pm