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but I should talk - one of the first jobs I had was programming an HP-1000 from the front panel, entering the code word by word (16 bits) on toggle switches (1 switch per bit). Then stepping thru the code to debug it. Spent many a nite just trying to get the driver I wrote to interface with a mylar tape reader. Would pull targeting data from the mylar tape and upload it into a bench test guidance system for a Pershing II missile, which then ran a flight simulation. But the real missiles were more fun - I love stuff that goes booom!
