Are you old enough to do these things?

Inspeqtor wrote in post #18905279
I am trying to stay away from the next decade bracket that is heading my way

You are basically just starting your eighth decade. I don't think you need to worry about that ninth decade any time soon.

Inspeqtor wrote in post #18905279
Hey wait a bit here! Let's NOT push the age here!!!!!

I am trying to stay away from the next decade bracket that is heading my way

Push age? You don't have to push it, it rolls on quite well all by its self!

Never forget that growing old is all part of the master plan, but growing up ain't

And just as a matter of interest that makes me 16 with 54 years experience

Speaking of age, a co-worker of mine worked until he was 100 years old. In fact, he retired on his 100th birthday.
He died about one month after retiring (in 2006). In the 72 years that he worked at the company, he only missed one day of work - when his wife died.
Since we worked at different divisions, I only had contact with him one time. But he was a legend at Metro.

https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Arthur_Winston

Anyone here own a Halina Paulette camera?

It was my first ‘real’ 35mm, viewfinder, camera, upgrading first from a Brownie Box and then an Instamatic 25 and then 32.

Gregsiem wrote in post #18904644
When you talk to younger gen computer folks these days about JCL they give you a blank look

Perfectly Frank wrote in post #18904676
I'm giving you a blank look right now

Inspeqtor wrote in post #18904745
I am 69 years young, and I am also giving you the blank look!

OhLook wrote in post #18904750
You also get a blank look when you talk to noncomputer folks of any gen. So please add me to the list of blank lookers.

LOL. I’m not 69 yet but I know what JCL is. I guess that’s what separates the IBM mainframe geezers from the other computing geezers, huh?!

PhotosGuy wrote in post #18904874
In the late '80s I had a Commodore Amiga 2000. It had graphics up to 4096 colors, stereo audio, and ran more than one program at the same time. You could just turn it off at any time without damaging it. A 200MB hard drive was $200. I still have it in a box somewhere.
Sadly, the owner, Mehdi Ali, didn't understand how to market it & it died a slow death in the marketplace.

I had the Commodore Amiga, too. I actually had the 1st gen Amiga which I upgraded to from the Commodore 64.

I wasn't one to play games on computers but there was one game I was hooked on which I played on the Amiga. It was a submarine game by Electronic Arts.

Gregsiem wrote in post #18913586
Anyone here own a Halina Paulette camera?

It was my first ‘real’ 35mm, viewfinder, camera, upgrading first from a Brownie Box and then an Instamatic 25 and then 32.

My photography life started with the Brownie Box which my father bought for us from the PX when we were in grade school. We upgraded to the Instamatic when we were in high school! I got my first "real" camera, i.e. a 35mm SLR camera (my dream camera back then), when I was in college. LOL

PacAce wrote in post #18920924
LOL. I’m not 69 yet but I know what JCL is. I guess that’s what separates the IBM mainframe geezers from the other computing geezers, huh?!

Do you mind sharing with us then what JCL is so we won't have a blank look anymore?

Inspeqtor wrote in post #18920941
Do you mind sharing with us then what JCL is so we won't have a blank look anymore?

From techopedia


"Job Control Language (JCL) is the command language of Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS), which is the commonly used Operating System in the IBM Mainframe computers. It consists of control statements that designate a specific job for the operating system. JCL provides a means of communication between the application program, operating system and system hardware."

RhodyPhotos wrote in post #18920943
From techopedia

"Job Control Language (JCL) is the command language of Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS), which is the commonly used Operating System in the IBM Mainframe computers. It consists of control statements that designate a specific job for the operating system. JCL provides a means of communication between the application program, operating system and system hardware."

Thank you!!


P.S. I still have a blank look because all of that went right over my head!!! LOL LOL

Of course Inspector C, you know what IBM stands for don't you? It's Beyond Me or I've Been Married or It's Bloody Magic or Involuntary Bowel Movement or lots of others things. Some even say that it stands for International Business Machines but as I was only employed by them, here in the U.K., for 18 tears I am not too sure of that ( Note: You will notice that I didn't say 'work' for them )

Jonzjob wrote in post #18920956
I was only employed by them, here in the U.K., for 18 tears

Freud lives!

RhodyPhotos wrote in post #18920943
From techopedia

"Job Control Language (JCL) is the command language of Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS), which is the commonly used Operating System in the IBM Mainframe computers. It consists of control statements that designate a specific job for the operating system. JCL provides a means of communication between the application program, operating system and system hardware."

In more understandable terms....it consists of control statements that allow you to run a program, or string together multiple programs, to make a job. Eg. Run a program to do an extract, followed by one to do a sort, followed by one to do a report.

Each step has the program name and then a set of statements that define what the generic names in the program actually refer to in the actual implementation. Eg. If the program says “ read from payroll”, it has a statement that defines ‘payroll’ as file_name of payroll is payroll.july.details.v​1

or just "computer stuff"

speaking of old computer stuff, among other things, I used to fix these for a living - anyone know what they are?: