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Early Civilian Jobs

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In L.A. I found out that none of those wonderful computer courses in the Glendale College catalog were actually in the course schedule.  I felt obliged to get some kind of training so I ended up taking classes from the Computer Learning Center in L.A. They were one of the few trade schools that offered more than basic introductory programming courses.  I took an advanced assembly-language course. 

 

After the first course (and after I received my official discharge papers from the Army in the mail) I headed back to San Francisco to look for a job. 

 

Before long I got a job working for a “body shop,” a company that hired its employees out to other companies.  Their specialty was the Burroughs B3500, so my previous experience with that somewhat obscure machine helped land me the job. 

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