From d6068cefd5c21efdb05091b2f85c8423c2fe80bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Kemp Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2021 15:42:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Create 2021-12-30-first-project --- docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project diff --git a/docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project b/docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ac52349 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "" +date: 2021-01-18 12:00:00 -0000 +categories: clipper dbase c assembler windows +--- +It was my first fulltime job after graduating from university. I'd been hired by a prominent building society +(mortgage bank). We were an IBM shop, and I'd been lucky enough to work with IBM's innovative OS/2 operating +system, but Bob, the company CTO was very much a fan of Windows (3?). In the meantime though, we had 550 branch +offices all running [IBM 3270 financial controller terminals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_3270) connected +via coax, to our mighty old mainframe. + +The big plan of the day was to replace that little lot with PCs running Windows, and a local area (token ring) network in each office. From b748470e0ad84adbf75617dab4e4b144ad9f3b89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Kemp Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2021 09:23:41 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Create 2021-12-31-best-work-this-year --- docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year diff --git a/docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year b/docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f4d5850 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "" +date: 2021-12-31 12:00:00 -0000 +categories: work regen cosmos-sdk ecdsa blockchain +--- + From ded588db354476a63678f822620a69284555000d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Kemp Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2022 10:48:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Delete 2021-12-31-best-work-this-year --- docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year | 7 ------- 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year diff --git a/docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year b/docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year deleted file mode 100644 index f4d5850..0000000 --- a/docs/_posts/2021-12-31-best-work-this-year +++ /dev/null @@ -1,7 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: "" -date: 2021-12-31 12:00:00 -0000 -categories: work regen cosmos-sdk ecdsa blockchain ---- - From bb7ca79e676e6b46c8e0c8cfd075826ff747be64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Kemp Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2022 10:53:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Continued text --- docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project b/docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project index ac52349..5c8ae50 100644 --- a/docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project +++ b/docs/_posts/2021-12-30-first-project @@ -11,3 +11,13 @@ offices all running [IBM 3270 financial controller terminals](https://en.wikiped via coax, to our mighty old mainframe. The big plan of the day was to replace that little lot with PCs running Windows, and a local area (token ring) network in each office. + +The first part (PCs) had been done, but so far, they were just running a DOS 3270 terminal emulator, and showing the dull old CICS mainframe mortgage "app". + +Bob was excited to install Windows everywhere - his pet project. But the executives knew it would be some time before this was financially possible. + +So they asked Bob if it were possible to get some of the features available in Windows... + +Multiple windows open at the same time! + +Contextual help screens by pressing F1!