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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
I had a Commodore 64, but, initially I only had a tape drive. I got a floppy disc later on (a couple of years later).
I had a lot of fun with that thing. DOS was a pain in the ass but I got reasonably proficient at it.
Fun fact. My first computer science class at UPEI was in 1976. We did all our programming using punch cards, and our computers stations were teletypes. No monitors. We ran the programs on dot matrix printers.
My how times have changed..............
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Funny, I still have my Commodore 64 AND VIC-20. They're what got me into programming when I was in elementary school.
Now I've been working as a software developer for almost 30 years, so I guess it was a smart decision by my parents to buy that VIC-20 for a little kid.
I was at UNB in the early '90s. We didn't use punch cards, but some courses required us to submit jobs to the mainframe for assignments.
Also, on the subject of Route 112 in Coles Island, I used to own property at the corner of the old TCH and the 112. We had to sell it because my kids just weren't interested in camping there anymore.
That's where my profile picture was taken, BTW