FORTY YEARS!

[Bob Rasmussen]

I had something similar, maybe HP 41C? Printer was a side option, I think. 
I modelled my business income on it.

Here's an interesting question for all: what have you programmed that's 
not a computer, per se? I can think of:

* Programmable calculator
* Daisywheel printer
* Laser printer
* Dot matrix printer
* VCR
* Thermostat
* Light switch
* Modem
* Router

On Sat, 2 Nov 2019, Bill Campbell via Filepro-list wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 01, 2019, Bob Rasmussen via Filepro-list wrote:
>> FORTY YEARS! I've been in the software business forty years today, first as
>> Rasmussen and Associates and later as Rasmussen Software Inc. I started out
>> by purchasing a desk, a typewriter, an answering machine, and a 2-line phone.
>> Not even a computer.
>
> Congratulations Bob!  40 years ago, the closest thing I had to a
> computer in my business has an HP-97 calculator which was less
> expensive than a Radio Shack Model I, and had a builti-in thermal
> printer and used programs stored on magnetic strips (which I
> still have).
>
> ...
>
> Bill
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Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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