RE: Decaf - System23?

[STEVEN_J_RYAN.NDOA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Back in 1981 I was working for IBM Australia.  I programmed the Series 1.  It wa
completely different from the S/3x line of computers.  It had its own OS &
Programming Language (APL? - Advanced Programming Language?).

We were using the Series/1 as front ends on the first computerisation of
Telephone Directory assistance.  A bunch of Series 1's would talk to a System/7,
which would then access a 4341 which was acting as a File Server.  The Series/1
were still current then, until about 1985 I think.  The System 7 were actually
obsolete when the project started, but the software that was used required a
System/7, so IBM mad a few extras specially for us.

The Series 1 was a terrific machine for process control, but no so good for data
entry/retrieval.  Little known fact that the computers on the first Space
Shuttles (1981) were Series 1's!!!!

The series 1 was a real 'Meccano Set' (do you have those in US?).  If you wanted
more disk, just buy it and attach.  No limits (not that I was told of, anyway).
You could build these things up and out.  They came in racks about 6' high.  You
just kept adding racks.




endre enyedy <e_enyedy@netside.net> on 12/04/2000 11:35:09

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Subject:  RE: Decaf - System23?



At 03:06 PM 4/11/00 -0700, you wrote:
>I seem to vaguely remember that....or are we thinking of the
> Series 1?

The Series 1 was a pretty succesful machine, with a loooooooooooong
service life....
>
...snip......snip................
>
>Wasn't there also an IBM System/7?
>
ANd I seem to recall that this was a complete failure....
yes, IBM had quite a few of them (I mean lemons)


EndreE
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