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IBM mainframes: the beginning (1965-1983).
Remnants of Mr Daurril's early career in post-tab and mainframe programming and operations are exhaustively tabulated
in the accompanying chart.
We have there many years of assembly-level programming (primarily on IBM's 360/370 mainframe series) including code for methods lately called RBE. Prior to 1975 Mr Daurril worked with manufacturing databases, at a time when that was typically done in Assembler, and was particularly successful in the elaboration and extension of product-structure (BOMP) techniques. He also at that time developed systems (using not only IBM but also N-A Rockwell, Data General, and the famously defunct RCA Spectra) for the creation of printable graphics.
Up to 1983, Joe is seen regularly involved in institutional MIS operations - as operator, programmer, technician, and analyst.
Most of his vendor experience has been in IBM mainframe environments, under DOS, OS/MVS, & VM.
He is also familiar with system operation under HIS (6600 series), Datapoint (intel 8080 progenitor),
IBM s/36 (becoming the AS400), and HP/MPE. Besides BASIC, 370 Assembler, and COBOL, he also programs in PL/I, RPG III, APL, xBASE, K&R and ANSI C, and macro/command CICS. His programming assignments have been split 70:30 applications:systems.
Included in this segment is that moment in 1977 when he chose to reevaluate his craft from a hardware perspective, and now given sufficient vendor documentation he may effect hardware repair to the chip level; or given operational hardware and adequate test equipment, write any requisite tech manuals. For the sake of analysis this first phase ended in 1983, when IBM introduced the 8088-based XT and there was some prospect for the direct marketing of well-designed applications.
Personal. Joe Daurril is a second generation Lithuanian-American;
he was born in Chicago in 1937, where he has worked most of his adult life.
He served in the USAF as an ECM repairman from 1956-1960,
and began his CS/IS career in 1965 (at a time when the subject of his avocation was not ordinarily included in undergraduate curricula).
He is not degreed, but has taught in several certificate- and degree-granting institutions.
Since 1987 he has provided public access
coverage to many local liturgical events
in Tampa
and throughout Hillsborough county.
and was a syndicated commentator on cable-related subjects.
He may be contacted in Tampa via PO Box 2794; FL 33601-2794;
or by calling (813) 209-0113.
E-mail jdaurril@juno.com, or leave voice messages at (813) 209-0115 x2.
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