Re: AS/400

Dan
        I remember my instructor made the unheard of income of $15,000/yr.
        We were agape!...

"Bale, Dan" wrote:
> 
> Well, heck, I sure don't remember the model numbers of the card
> readers, but I had an RPG 1.5 class that compiled on an IBM 1130.
> Towards the end of the semester, we were effectively limited to one
> compile every 4 hours, what with the backlog on the card reader.
> Heard a lot of cursing when there was a simple syntax error and the
> compile failed.
> 
> For advanced RPG II, we had to go to the local hospital (where the RPG
> instructor worked) that had a screamin' S/3 WITH INTERACTIVE
> TERMINALS!  Wow.  I remember thinking how hot *that* was!
> 
> I am *not* as old as dirt!
> 
> Dan Bale
> IT - AS/400
> Handleman Company
> 248-362-4400  Ext. 4952
> D.Bale@Handleman.com
>   Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.
>   (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)
> 
> -------------------------- Original Message --------------------------
> 
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From:   ken shields [SMTP:kjs@idirect.com]
>      Sent:   Monday, July 30, 2001 8:50 PM
>      To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>      Subject:        Re: AS/400
> 
>      Neil
>              You and I are probably the only people that actually
>      worked that
>      equipment.
>              I remember placing rpg code, inside a compiler deck of
>      cards.
> 
>      Neil Palmer wrote:
>      >
>      > Rob,
>      >
>      > That was a common trick with card machines.  I believe the 2560
>      card
>      > readers (S/360 Mod 20 I worked on back in early 70's - and
>      possible even
>      > the 5424 card readers on the S/3) had a hidden switch under the
>      covers
>      > that doubled their speed (and greatly increased the cost and
>      monthly
>      > maintenance charge).  Once you "found" this switch you could
>      flip it and
>      > run the thing at the higher speed.  If you needed maintenance,
>      or if the
>      > CE was due for Preventive Maintenance (remember that !  ;-)  )
>      you would
>      > flip the switch back.  When he left, you'd change it back
>      again.
>      >
>      > Someone told me an early Burroughs computer  (1800 ???) had a
>      switch you
>      > could flip to make it run faster too.
>      >
>      > ...Neil

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Best Regards
Ken Shields
Home phone: 905 404-2062
Bus  phone  905 725-1144 (326)
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