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Programmers are no longer needed! (lemmy.ml)

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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

That environment was wild though. At the time, you basically needed to be an electrical engineer and/or a licensed HAM operator, just to have your head wrapped around how it all worked. Familiarity with the very electronics of the thing, even modifying the hardware directly when needed, was crucial to operating that old tech.