There was some data in files over here, and I needed it in a different format over there. I had a guide to the minicomputer instruction set, a reference for its

There was some data in files over here, and I needed it in a different format over there. I had a guide to the minicomputer instruction set, a reference for its system calls. After enough errors, the program first assembled, then ran. About then my wife prodded me into taking classes at a local continuing education program. What drew me to programming was first that it could save a lot of time, second that people would pay me to do it. It was quite a while ago now.