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Just as all Data Entry Supervisors were called Brenda, so there was another unwritten Law of the Universe which dictated that all Computer Operators should be called Martin, and should dress in corduroy jackets and gingham shirts liberally spattered with gravy [url=http://www.sandvikfw.net/shopuk.php]hollister sale[/url] and beer-stains. The main reason for their existence was to bar access to the Mainframe to mere mortals like [url=http://www.mxitcms.com/abercrombie/]abercrombie[/url] me. Heaven forefend that anyone should try and get the precious mainframe to actually DO anything useful. Incorrect and irresponsible programming was liable to make the whole thing overheat and possible explode, or go into an endless loop. This was my trademark mistake, and usually led to the printer spewing out interminable screeds of expensive computer paper, and to another, [url=http://www.mquin.com/saclancel.php]lancel[/url] inevitable rollicking for me from Martin. Oh the shame and humiliation of it. Quite frankly it was much easier to just make the data up, and type up your own fictitious report yourself: a lot quicker and probably just as useful to all concerned.
Nowadays, well, you just don't know you're born! No need to beg and plead with the awkward squad in the IT Department, no need to spend hours writing out COBOL programs longhand, no need to drag your required information kicking and screaming out of the guts of a constipated mainframe computer. Crikey, not even any need for a knowledge of any programming methodologies or languages. All you need is a pc or laptop, an internet connection, and away you go, all by yourself. There's probably more processing power and storage capacity in today's average home pc than there would have been in [url=http://www.rtnagel.com/louboutin.php]louboutin[/url] the entire IT department of a multi-national company back in the eighties.
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