To: NCjim
3033 .... Yeah. That was it.
The last mainframe that I ever changed a magnetic tape on. The UPS was in it's own building out back with rows of batteries and a diesel generator.
10 posted on
04/05/2004 5:53:22 PM PDT by
narby
(Clarke's job was to prevent terrorist attacks, but he's better at CYA)
To: narby
Lets really go back. Nothing had a higher priority running on the 1620 than payroll. Everything got knocked off for it. Another walk down memory lane was the 1130 which I spend days plotting data on. Going back further with FORTRAN II was the 709 which was replaced by the 7090.
Ah! the return to the days of the PDP-4 with 4K of RAM.
40 posted on
04/05/2004 6:23:51 PM PDT by
Citizen Tom Paine
(The paper tape reader rules. Watch out for the static electricity.)
To: narby
A local insurance company never put in a heating plant, they used their mainframes to heat the building.
85 posted on
04/05/2004 7:35:24 PM PDT by
mlmr
(Honest officer, I wasn't speeding. This SUV is a low-flying rocket!)
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