"Peter Foldes" wrote:

> Since 1974 ? Hmmmm. I doubt it that you were programming at that time.

Why would you doubt it?

> Have you used punch cards at all in your time at all ?

My first program was written on punch cards to run on an IBM 360 or
Raytheon minicomputer - I can't remember which. In fact, I still have
a box of them.