Late 80s, I started professionally on Unisys 1100 systems and ohmygod. The runtime environment was such a disaster. Like half a days work to set up a runstream

Late 80s, I started professionally on Unisys 1100 systems and ohmygod. The runtime environment was such a disaster. Like half a days work to set up a runstream to compile your damn program. The printout, which you could pick up 45 minutes later at the central printer. It was not all bad: You really worked hard on avoiding syntax errors, before sending your code off for compilation. It was also strongly advisable not to forget your (if I emember correctly uppercase, up to 8 characters and numbers) file names. Hierarchical directory structures? That's probably for Sissies. Anyway, when I moved to VAX/VMS and after writing my first program I asked a colleague. "So, how do I comile that?" "Well, you type:" cobol $program (or COBOL $PROGRAM, VMS is case agnostic) I thought he was making fun of me after the Unisys experience, but nope. That was it. (Ok, you then had to link it, which wasn't really more complicated). To this day I think VMS is the best OS I have ever worked with. Ahh, you bring back so many great and not so great memories... :)