Re: A mere Baby (was RE: Verify Alignment after changing controllers.)

Ken,

The first I remember was the ole 5256 printer. Remember the stupid ribbons in 
THOSE
things ? We had those on a S/38. When we upgraded to the AS/400 we replaced 
those with
the 4224's. I will NEVER forget a buddy of mine and I setting the first one of 
those
things up. We had it all done, paper loaded, COVER UP and sent something to it 
to
print and is was SLOWER a 5256... We about DIED. Then we shut the cover and it 
took
off printing like crazy... Those "new fangled thangs"... <BG>

Chuck

ken shields wrote:

> I started my career back in 1966, guess I must be one of the grey
> members.
> Don't take long.
> Since we're waxing nostalgic here,the first printer I ever setup was an
> IBM 401 model, print hammers, wired panel board and all.
> The 52,, series printers did a remarkable job, and in general gave a lot
> less trouble than some of the newer printers.
> Hey ...that's just progress.
> The way technology is going today, I suspect all printers will
> eventually be a thing of the past.
>
> Douglas Handy wrote:
> >
> > Chuck,
> >
> > >agree to get rid of the LAST one we had (which was NOTHING but
> > >trouble)
> >
> > I put in a 5225-4 at a client back in Feb 1982, to use as the system 
>printer for
> > a S/34.  They kept that thing through a few S/36 upgrades, then a couple of 
>400
> > upgrades, and didn't get a new system printer until about 2-3 years ago.  
>They
> > didn't retire it out of the computer room until last year.
> >
> > It was a workhorse, and served as a system printer for probably 17 years, 
>even
> > if it did deserve the name shake 'N bake.  But it was very reliable, even 
>if it
> > didn't have very many features compared to newer printers.
> >
> > Doug
> >
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> Best Regards
> Ken Shields
> Home phone: 905 404-2062
> Bus  phone  905 725-1144 (326)
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