Tim Holyoake
#Fortran in the news ... #RetroComputing
Feb 26 at 2:47pmWeb
Show threadMatthew BadgerFeb 26
@psychotimmy this is the first time I’ve felt inclined to read an Allister Heath article.
Show threadnopFeb 26
@psychotimmy ???
Show threadTim HolyoakeFeb 26
@nop https://stirring-fox-7e1fab.netlify.app/ :)
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Show threadnopFeb 27
@psychotimmy Ah! Thanks.
Show threadarclightFeb 27
@psychotimmy Fortran is less of a cult and more of a fraternal order like Freemasons or the Shriners. The Esoteric Order of the IBM 704 Electronic Data-Processing Machine.
Show threadAN/CRM-114Feb 27
@arclight @psychotimmy @brouhaha I’m ready for my fez but the nearest lodge of the Knights of the Lambda Calculus is in Boston. I’ll have better luck on here finding a sponsor for the Knights of the Eastern Calculus
Show threadAN/CRM-114Feb 27
@arclight @psychotimmy @brouhaha
—isn’t there a lodge at ETH Zurich?
—haha no that’s Pascal rite
Show threadDave FischerFeb 27
@arclight @psychotimmy I took this photo a few years ago because it's an amusing example of the time span of Fortran. BUT... omg I love the graphic design of those 50s IBM manuals!
Show threadarclightFeb 27
@davefischer @psychotimmy That's some history right there!
Show thread☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻Feb 27
@psychotimmy old school programming, big data. 📍🇦🇺🗺️