I wish I could say that I did my job really well, but I was a not terribly mature 18 year old, and in retrospect, some of the telemetry filtering software I wrote in Univac 1530 assembly language wasn't very good. Of course, if you knew much about Univac 1530 assembly language, you would wonder if anyone could write it well.
It was a fascinating experience. I was an amateur astronomer, so working on a space mission was so cool. I was just a kid (I turned 19 while I was working there), and in retrospect, as neat as the job was, it was about as miserable a time as I think I have ever experienced. Friday nights, I would buy a pizza at Straw Hat in La Crescenta, drive up to an overlook on the Angeles Crest Higway, and have myself a good cry.
No comments:
Post a Comment