The abolition of punched cards...finally, it was practical to indent code!
Visual editing...I remember when all text editors used a command language that made you keep a listing of the file next to your terminal so you could translate your markup into editor commands. (And, yes, I still know my way around ed.)
SCCS/CVS/RCS: as wonderful as git/hg/fossil and others are, any source control system is better than none.
Tree-structured file directories, so you could separate files of different projects into different directories.
Ah, a simpler time that I have not experienced.. since 10.
It's unbelievable how fast technology has progressed. barely 20 year has passed, and while my favorite tool is about my age (vim) the technology that you pioneered has transformed the way of life of everyone on this planet beyond imagination.
Visual editing...I remember when all text editors used a command language that made you keep a listing of the file next to your terminal so you could translate your markup into editor commands. (And, yes, I still know my way around ed.)
SCCS/CVS/RCS: as wonderful as git/hg/fossil and others are, any source control system is better than none.
Tree-structured file directories, so you could separate files of different projects into different directories.
Yes, I HAVE been around a long time!