> Our managers expected us to connect the vacuum tubes by hand; 300 volts,
and
> we'd be droppin' like flies durin' even the simplest bubble sort . . .

Vacuum tubes? That's Utopia!

In my day, we'd count hings using our fingers.  If we needed numbers larger
than 10, we'd take our shoes off.  When we got to 21, well.....

-- Duane