This week, we continue my reminiscences of my college days at IUPUI, where I studied computer science. I include the story of how my mentor, Dr. John Gersting, helped me get my first legitimate programming job.

Links of Interest

IUPUI website: https://www.iupui.edu/

Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research: https://uindy.historyit.com/container.php?id=112877

Ronald McDonald House of Central Indiana: https://www.rmhccin.org/

“High and Low” by M.C. Escher: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/High-and-Low-by-M-C-Escher_fig11_2493735

M.C. Escher on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher

Prof. Emeritus Dr. John Gersting on IUPUI website: https://science.iupui.edu/people-directory/people/gersting-john.html

Indiana University Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics: https://medicine.iu.edu/genetics

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy

Article on amyotonia congenita from 1945: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/1180094

Dr. Donald Merritt obituary: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-obituary-for-a-do/109490297/

“The Me in the Mirror” by Connie Panzarino on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Me-Mirror-Connie-Panzarino/dp/1878067451/

Connie Panzarino on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Panzarino

Spinal Muscular Atrophy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_muscular_atrophy

Spinraza treatment for SMA: https://www.spinraza.com/

Evrysdi treatment for SMA: https://www.evrysdi.com/

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This week we continue with my reminiscence of my college days at IUPUI studying computer science. We talk about the service fraternity that I joined in 1975.

Links of Interest

IUPUI website: https://www.iupui.edu/

Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity website: https://apo.org/

Alpha Phi Omega on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Phi_Omega

Boy Scouts of America on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America

Randy Dangerfield on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Dangerfield

Abbott and Costello on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_and_Costello

“Who’s on First” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJnm5fuwskY

Carnac the Magnificent on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac_the_Magnificent

Sons of Pericles website: https://www.sonsofpericles.org/

Note: The Sons of Pericles is part of the American Hellenistic Educational Progressive Association on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Hellenic_Educational_Progressive_Association

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This week we continue with my reminiscence of my college days at IUPUI studying computer science.

Links of Interest

IUPUI website: https://www.iupui.edu/

Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer – POV-Ray: https://www.povray.org/

Spectroscopy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectroscopy

Diffraction Grating on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_grating

Hewlett-Packard HP 21 calculator on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-21

Hewlett-Packard HP 25 calculator on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-25

COBOL programming language on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL

PL/I programming language on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL/I

Naval Air Warfare Center Indianapolis on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Warfare_Center,_Indianapolis

Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceuticals on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Lilly_and_Company

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