>>> As to the 1401, there were people in the 1970s who felt it was a very
>>> adequate machine and would've continued using them if IBM kept making
>>> them.  1401 emulation continued well into the 1990s.  (Don't know
>>> about 7090).
>> I think probably nearly all the programs from the 7090 went over to
>> the 360 or specifically scientifically oriented processors.
> I was wondering how long such users retained 7090 emulation.  I don't
> personally know of any shops that formerly had a 7090.  Heck, even the
> large shops I know of today started out small.  It was only after the
> S/370 era began that they deeloped complex online applications.