{waves whiteflag} .. OK they had a PDP-5 too, but -
What was most fun was the process:
1) Write out the code in octal
2) Punch the cards for the CDC-6600
3) Order batch job (CPU time: 1 mS)
4) Fetch and bring back Big 10.5" reel of tape (.0000000001% used)
5) Run local tapedrive and punch paper tape
6) RIM for PDP-8, use switches to load binary for ~12 boot instr.
7) Run tape (!) on ASR-33
8) Now.. you can see if it worked. If not?
9) GoTo 1)
..the exercise alone, running up the hill to CDC territory, pretendin to be a geek - even kept one 'in shape' (the Real hidden cost of CRT coding... is skipping steps 2) thru 8))
A.
just not cut out for it..
