Re:Wang Computers 'David and Goliath' Commercial (1977)
by sendmarsh on Sunday May 21, 2023 @12:19PM
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Worked in Wang UK VS OS tech support in the early '90s.
Best memories:
- Figuring out how to get square root in COBOL (no built-in fn).
- Writing Conway's game of life in Wang assembler (more or less IBM 270/370 assembler).
Worst memories:
Quality Learning Process (QLP) - a completely ineffectual attempt to turn the company around by writing "working together for quality" on mugs, pencils etc. (at least that's how I remember it).
Best memories:
- Figuring out how to get square root in COBOL (no built-in fn).
- Writing Conway's game of life in Wang assembler (more or less IBM 270/370 assembler).
Worst memories:
Quality Learning Process (QLP) - a completely ineffectual attempt to turn the company around by writing "working together for quality" on mugs, pencils etc. (at least that's how I remember it).