26 Jul 2011

Accidents Will Happen

W.J. (sorry, I don't have the actual name) left a reply to my blog announcement at CDP suggesting that I post about "How I found Pick".  So, here it is.  For me, discovering Pick was a lucky accident.

The First Real Job
My first real job in IT came in the mid 80's working at a local branch office of a major utility company that was just in the process of automating its 400+ offices across Canada.  I had been hired on to implement a new IBM System/36 (model 5364).  It was a ground-floor opportunity that I was hoping would lead to a position at the company's head office, in Toronto....