On 27 January 2011 15:21, Fred Jones <fredthejonester at gmail.com> wrote: > I have a friend (yes, surprising, I know, but wait it gets better) who > used to be a programmer and "systems analyst" (whatever that is/was) > and says he worked in Cobol, PS1 and ADSL It may surprise some people, but there is still a lot of COBOL code still in use. Just a week ago, this story came out: http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/01/cobols-not-dead-in-the-enterprise.php Your friend might do best finding a place that still uses COBOL -- no learning curve necessary. -- T. R. Valentine Your friends will argue with you. Your enemies don't care. 'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.' -- Erasmus