fields76

Sorry, but you are mistaken here. The very first software to be patented was a peice of sheet metal nesting software used by the Trane Corp in their manufacturing process in 1968. It was written in fortran, and used do loops to ascertain the least wasteful way to cut the sheet metal components used in manufacturing air conditioners, etc. The creator of the software, who worked for Trane at that time was given the grand sum of $1 for his patent ( in addition to his salary of course). His name was Ronald S Williams and he was a mechanical engineer and inventor. Among his other inventions were his first, the machinery used by Ford to apply thier logo stamps on their seat belts in the early 60's( he did this while going to college), and his most recent patents include machinery to be used in the automotive industry. He is now retired and travels continuously, but was recognized by Trane in 2005 for his contributions to the American manufacturing industries. Too bad those industries are all but gone here.