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Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros

From Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers
Subject Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros
Date 2015-11-07 09:57 +0000
Message-ID <slrnn3rint.rs5.howard@foxtrot.local> (permalink)
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On 2015-11-05, tracymnelson@gmail.com <tracymnelson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 12:37:09 AM UTC-4, Howard S Shubs wrote:
>> 
>> I saw one a month or two ago for a company in LA or San Diego for a
>> company looking for MACRO-11 programmers.  I don't understand how that
>> company has survived this long.  I figure someone retired.  They're
>> supposedly porting to something else, but at the same time, they're
>> generating NEW MACRO-11 code?!?
>
> I used to keep MACRO-32 and VAX FORTRAN on my resume for nostalgia's
> sake, until a couple of years ago I got a call from a very earnest
> recruiter who desperately needed someone with my "skills". I now strip
> any technologies I haven't worked with in the last ten years off my
> resume. Hopefully I'll avoid any annoying questions about my Pascal,
> PL/I and AIX experience.

That is an excellent idea.  I should prune mine quick.

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Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-10-31 20:40 +0300
  Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-10-31 16:09 -0400
    Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2015-10-31 20:53 +0000
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros artie <artie.m@gNOSPAMmail.com> - 2015-10-31 14:12 -0700
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-11-01 01:02 -0700
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2015-11-01 09:02 +0000
    Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-10-31 22:27 +0000
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2015-11-01 04:37 +0000
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2015-11-01 22:44 +0000
          Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-01 23:54 +0000
            Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-11-02 13:17 +0000
              Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-02 15:35 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-11-02 08:36 -0800
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-02 17:37 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-11-02 10:06 -0800
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros David Hume <David.Hume@example.com> - 2015-11-02 17:28 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-11-02 10:02 -0800
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros ERSHC <ershc123@invalid.invalid> - 2015-11-03 02:29 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-11-02 18:40 -0800
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> - 2015-11-04 01:28 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2015-11-11 12:08 -0500
              Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-03 07:17 +1100
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-11-03 12:54 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-04 08:06 +1100
              Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-02 20:48 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-11-03 12:54 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-03 13:01 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-03 19:27 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-04 11:04 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-04 23:48 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2015-11-11 12:12 -0500
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros     wje@acm.org (Bill Evans) - 2015-11-11 12:35 -0800
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2015-11-11 23:11 -0400
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-11-12 15:31 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2015-11-12 18:41 +0100
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2015-11-04 13:52 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-04 15:00 +0000
                Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-11-05 08:56 +1100
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros tracymnelson@gmail.com - 2015-11-05 11:01 -0800
          Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2015-11-07 09:57 +0000
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Greymaus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-11-01 11:58 +0000
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2015-11-11 12:15 -0500
          Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-12 00:40 +0000
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-11-02 17:17 +0000
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-11-02 09:54 -0800
          Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-11-02 10:08 -0800
            Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-11-02 18:34 +0000
          Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Bernd Felsche <berfel@innovative.iinet.net.au> - 2015-11-03 09:45 +0800
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Bernd Felsche <berfel@innovative.iinet.net.au> - 2015-11-03 09:43 +0800
          Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-11-03 19:31 +0000
    Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-10-31 20:28 -0700
    Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-11-02 14:29 +0000
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-11-02 09:06 -0600
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "D. Aaron Sawyer" <aaron@110.net> - 2015-11-02 10:10 -0500
          Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-11-02 09:27 -0600
          Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-11-02 15:35 +0000
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-11-02 19:21 +0000
  Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-10-31 15:26 -0500
    Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-10-31 22:32 +0000
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-10-31 20:47 -0400
    Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-11-02 11:05 +0000
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-11-02 09:58 -0800
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-11-02 15:12 -0600
  Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-11-01 00:50 -0700
    Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2015-11-01 08:52 +0000
    Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-11-01 12:01 -0800
      Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "gareth" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2015-11-01 23:53 +0000
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros "78lp" <78lp@nospam.com> - 2015-11-02 15:32 +1100
        Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-11-02 07:24 -0800
    Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-11-01 20:08 +0000
  Re: Last Voyager engineer retires, NASA needs Fortran/Algol pros Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-11-01 01:25 -0700

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