The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #144681   Message #3346620
Posted By: JohnInKansas
03-May-12 - 06:39 PM
Thread Name: BS: Obsolete in your lifetime?
Subject: RE: BS: Obsolete in your lifetime?
Several have mentioned Fortran IV.

When I first went to work for EAC, they had a young lady who made regular visits to pick up punch cards and deliver printouts for the Watkins Glen Fortran Four (WATIV) computer.

The particular young lady was universally called the "WATFOR" girl, and was a definite "work stopper" whose visits were eagerly anticipated by the DOM in the office.

When that computer was taken down, the company DID NOT ANNOUNCE its demise, for fear of "work disruptions."

We held a brief "Grief Ceremony" anyway, when we realized she was gone.

(The things may be gone, but the memories linger - even when you never knew her name.)

John