> DW> Luckily, there were a few places in the 1990s where one could get a job
> DW> with a related degree and then get OTJ training. That is where I learned
> DW> most of what I know and used professionally.
> My first "real" IT job, I was hired to do billing reconciliation of
> call accounting records - basically all Excel. I somehow was then
> allowed to do moves, adds and changes on the phone system, then
> managing a Novell network and a dial-up wide area network very similar
> to Fidonet. I learned all I needed from books and playing around with
> spare equipment (and a supportive mentor).
"Those were the days..." ;)
* SLMR 2.1a * "Stamp Collection?? Ha-Ha!" - Nelson
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