CBBB wrote:A newcomer! I moved here in 1975. It takes a while to get used to the place (it only took me 6 months, but it was easier then), but once you accept how things work here you will love it (unless you or your partner are looking for work, which might make it more difficult).
Get Real! wrote:CBBB wrote:A newcomer! I moved here in 1975. It takes a while to get used to the place (it only took me 6 months, but it was easier then), but once you accept how things work here you will love it (unless you or your partner are looking for work, which might make it more difficult).
That was a terrible time to move to Cyprus... how did you cope???
CBBB wrote:Get Real! wrote:CBBB wrote:A newcomer! I moved here in 1975. It takes a while to get used to the place (it only took me 6 months, but it was easier then), but once you accept how things work here you will love it (unless you or your partner are looking for work, which might make it more difficult).
That was a terrible time to move to Cyprus... how did you cope???
I had a dowry house and at the time I was one of the few experienced (not much, but enough) software people on the island.
Mind you the pay was crap (CYP80 per month!), but then it was OK.
Get Real! wrote:CBBB wrote:Get Real! wrote:CBBB wrote:A newcomer! I moved here in 1975. It takes a while to get used to the place (it only took me 6 months, but it was easier then), but once you accept how things work here you will love it (unless you or your partner are looking for work, which might make it more difficult).
That was a terrible time to move to Cyprus... how did you cope???
I had a dowry house and at the time I was one of the few experienced (not much, but enough) software people on the island.
Mind you the pay was crap (CYP80 per month!), but then it was OK.
Software in 75? Wow! That's a story I gotta hear!
CBBB wrote:Get Real! wrote:CBBB wrote:Get Real! wrote:CBBB wrote:A newcomer! I moved here in 1975. It takes a while to get used to the place (it only took me 6 months, but it was easier then), but once you accept how things work here you will love it (unless you or your partner are looking for work, which might make it more difficult).
That was a terrible time to move to Cyprus... how did you cope???
I had a dowry house and at the time I was one of the few experienced (not much, but enough) software people on the island.
Mind you the pay was crap (CYP80 per month!), but then it was OK.
Software in 75? Wow! That's a story I gotta hear!
Fortran? RPG?
Ever heard of them?
You know where to find me on a Saturday lunchtime (but not this one), I will explain all!
Get Real! wrote:CBBB wrote:Get Real! wrote:CBBB wrote:Get Real! wrote:CBBB wrote:A newcomer! I moved here in 1975. It takes a while to get used to the place (it only took me 6 months, but it was easier then), but once you accept how things work here you will love it (unless you or your partner are looking for work, which might make it more difficult).
That was a terrible time to move to Cyprus... how did you cope???
I had a dowry house and at the time I was one of the few experienced (not much, but enough) software people on the island.
Mind you the pay was crap (CYP80 per month!), but then it was OK.
Software in 75? Wow! That's a story I gotta hear!
Fortran? RPG?
Ever heard of them?
You know where to find me on a Saturday lunchtime (but not this one), I will explain all!
I know FORTRAN alright but not RPG... I guess that would've been for the Central bank or something.
But no, I wouldn’t have a clue where to find you Saturday lunchtime...
Oracle wrote:Gawd I can remember having to learn Pascale in 1978 ... put me off Computers for a decade
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