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Wow...this brought back some memories of supporting FoxPro and dBASE users back in the day! I always wondered, back then...if these people were really so stran
by themodelplumber 6y ago
Wow...this brought back some memories of supporting FoxPro and dBASE users back in the day!
I always wondered, back then...if these people were really so strangely amazing with their DB front-ends, why not get a CS degree? Or study IT like us pros who were helping troubleshoot? (They were educated, but in strange-to-us areas like accounting)
Now I look back and wish I had spent more time listening to their stories and hearing about favorite experiences in putting their own tools together, and less time blaming their software for weird stuff. ;-) We had an office full of cards. From OS/2 guys to proprietary database people, from hardcore WordPerfect fans (Corel what...!?) to the Mac folks one building over, and their interesting networking issues...on top of our Novell network...oh and by the way, there's a cash register attached to a computer in building such-and-such, that makes it our job to fix, right? (Fixed register drawer with an excess amount of grease I found in an old toolbox; call boss with questions)
- bdcravens 6y agoI do think there's a lost appreciation for those who aren't "pure technologists". My father-in-law was a draftsman, who was tasked with eventually getting up to speed with CAD. His knack for it led to him having responsibility for installing and teaching others, and eventually led to him working in general IT at places like Schlumberger.