I have those same tools, we must have come from similar backgrounds.
When my old drafting table became availiable, we had no good place for it, so wife said no, so.... I bought a boat instead. Guess I showed her !
I'm one of those "started in the mail room" guys.
Started with the company as a certified welder at age 19.
Machine Shop Manager - Drafting and Design Manager - Mechanical Engineering Manager - Project Group Manager - Inside Sales Manager - Area Sales Manager - Director, Global Sales, Service and Project Management, along with too many other hats to name
I don't remember the exact year but my first issue of Autocad was on what must have been 15 5.25 floppies.
Funny you should say that.... As D&D Manager, I was tasked with transitioning the company from mylar to CAD in the early 80's. Spent two years of night school learning the system myself. Started with AutoCad Verison 2.6. The group was using Release 12 when I left the department.
Migrated the Mechanical Eginnering group to PRO Engineer (3D) a few years later.