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Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).
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DEC Manufacturing plant codes
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DEC used to print serial numbers on VAXes and Alphas and other boxes manufactured in the same period. These serial numbers start with a two letter code that identifies the production facility. After looking at the c.o.v. archives the follwoing list was compiled: AY = Ayr, Scotland BK = Germany GA = Galway, Ireland... more »
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System/360 - Industrial Design Research
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I am conducting research into the industrial design behind the System/ 360 - the most beautiful computers ever built. Real computers have control panels eh. I am tracking down photographs that were taken in a data center/machine room/computer room setting showing any System/360 model. Please contact me: kstu...@golden.net. Thank you.... more »
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Are there any veterans of RapiData Timeshaing, Inc here?
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I worked for RapiData Timesharing for about a year circa 1969 and it recently occured to me to google up what I could find. Almost all record of them seems to have not made it to Usenet adn Google. It was when all they had was GE 400 series machines. I was there when Honeywell people came in and removed the GE signage for their own.... more »
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DEC-10 SOS Editor Intra-Line Editing
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I remember using the SOS editor on the DEC-10 and DEC-20. There was a command (alter, I think) that would put you in a mode to edit a line of text. The text line would be printed on the terminal, and then *under* the line you would type "ddd" to delete the three characters above those letters, etc.... more »
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some '83 references to boyd
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I sponsored a Friday's after work at local watering holes. Jim Gray used to come before he left for Tandem. A frequent place was a deli that opened up across the street from the main plant site ... they had an "overflow" room that was normally closed ... but they would open it for friday's after work and give us half-price on pitchers of Anchor... more »
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