| ▲ | simonh 4 hours ago | |
No Pick? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_operating_system My first actual job was working for a local health authority here in the UK, and they had a Pick computer running some database application thing, I think to do with accounting. I had to run the backups. Sorry to be a whinger, I don't mean to belittle the monumental amount of work. | ||
| ▲ | CalRobert 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
What a legendary name for the developer. | ||
| ▲ | patja 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Similar experience here. I worked on an ERP system for a chemical distributor that ran on 5 Honeywell Ultimate systems distributed across the US. General ledger, order management, warehouse order pick lists, chemical recipes, MSDS data, inventory, etc. We synced database updates every night, and once a month someone had to spend the night in the datacenter swapping 9 track tapes for backups. I loved working in Pick BASIC on those systems. So much you could do with "dict items" | ||
| ▲ | HeyLaughingBoy 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Ha. My first SW job interview was for a programmer on a Pick system at some small company in Manhattan. I think they were involved in publishing or something. Anyway, the salary they offered was so pitifully low all I could do was politely decline. Was too young to even know that I could negotiate. | ||