NOTE FROM KIM:

Computerworld has an article listing
the 10 dead (or dying) computer skills.

The Top 7 Obsolete Computer Skills

7> Software tester (this job is now done by unwitting customers)

6> Cell phone switchboard operator

5> Floppy disk rewinder

4> Senior carver of abacus beads

3> Vacuum tube repairman

2> Dot matrix ASCII artist

and the Number 1 Obsolete Computer Skill…

1> Light pen refill salesman

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Credits:

Selected from 41 submissions from 14 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Andrew Hackard, Austin, TX — 1
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA — 2, 3
Barry Wallace, Knoxville, TN — 4
Daniel Attema, Adelaide, Australia — 7
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 5, 6, List Moderator, Topic