September 1973, a class in Fortran (IV) on a Burroughs mainframe. The input options were paper tape or punch cards. Punch cards were marginally less awkward for a bad typist: if you made an error in position x, you could copy the card to position x-1, then resume typing. I did OK, and enjoyed the craps-game simulator, but it didn't really thrill me.
In the late 1980s, while doing tech support, I wanted to do some data conversion, and taught myself Eclipse assembler. That and writing macros for the AOS/VS CLI got me going with programming.
In the late 1980s, while doing tech support, I wanted to do some data conversion, and taught myself Eclipse assembler. That and writing macros for the AOS/VS CLI got me going with programming.