jdbrandt
Lifetime Supporting Member
As some of us start to mark the decades (versus years) we've been in this business, there comes a time when we say: "It sure seems like I've been doing this for a while."
Well, here is a short test:
You've been in the automation business too long if:
..you still can remember the difference between a 9 pin and a 25 pin connector...and you prefer the 25!
..you still think in bytes and words, and you think that 16 bits is just about as perfect as a data structure gets.
..you think in decimal, but compute in octal and binary. You probably think that hexidecimal could have stayed away from automation, and we would have all been just fine. Bonus points if you can explain why there's no leading zeros in IP addresses!
..you can remember logging on to CompuServe with a 110 baud modem to check out the bulletin boards for job leads... and thinking, man, it just doesn't get any better than this!
..you can remember the project you were working on during the Challenger Shuttle disaster. Bonus points for you if the place is still open, and the project you were working on is still running.
..you've bid on a project to upgrade or ripout a project you originally installed 'years ago'. Bonus points if the owner didn't know that you were involved originally.
Perhaps there are some equally good tests of longevity..??
Well, here is a short test:
You've been in the automation business too long if:
..you still can remember the difference between a 9 pin and a 25 pin connector...and you prefer the 25!
..you still think in bytes and words, and you think that 16 bits is just about as perfect as a data structure gets.
..you think in decimal, but compute in octal and binary. You probably think that hexidecimal could have stayed away from automation, and we would have all been just fine. Bonus points if you can explain why there's no leading zeros in IP addresses!
..you can remember logging on to CompuServe with a 110 baud modem to check out the bulletin boards for job leads... and thinking, man, it just doesn't get any better than this!
..you can remember the project you were working on during the Challenger Shuttle disaster. Bonus points for you if the place is still open, and the project you were working on is still running.
..you've bid on a project to upgrade or ripout a project you originally installed 'years ago'. Bonus points if the owner didn't know that you were involved originally.
Perhaps there are some equally good tests of longevity..??