dps 8 was a phx ax big H project as I remember but new enough that I would have stored manuals rather than had them in active reference section. will keep eyes out! -Ed# In a message dated 9/24/2015 1:43:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, sca...@umich.edu writes:
I think this anecdote is also referenced in the AFDC installation site story on multicians.org? Sounds familiar... Best, Sean On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:42 PM, steve shumaker <shuma...@att.net> wrote: > On 9/23/2015 2:44 PM, Josh Dersch wrote: > >> Along with the 11/44 I also picked up a Honeywell/Bull DPS-6 deskside >> workstation; I can't seem to dig up much information specific to this >> model >> (a badge on the rear labels it as "Model/Index No. B01732"). I can take >> some detailed pictures later this week after I've had time to clean it up >> (it's very, very dirty), but it looks very similar to the DPS-6 unit >> pictured on this site: >> http://www.feb-patrimoine.com/projet/gcos6/gcos6.htm >> >> Anyone have any docs on this thing? Or fun anecdotes to share? What have >> I gotten myself into with this thing? >> >> Thanks, >> Josh >> >> >> > browse here and elsewhere for WWMMCCS history and beginnings of > GCOS/DPS-6/Honeywell 6000 > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Military_Command_and_Control_System > > > One legend that gets trotted out whenever you speak of WWMMCCS is the > cookie monster that was on terminals in the Pentagon installation of > WWMMCCS. As the legend goes, at random intervals, the console would go > blank, operators would loose control and a message would display something > to the effect "cookie monster hungry - feed me". Supposedly once you > typed in one of several cookie names, the routine would release the system > back to the operator. I personally know a retired AF IT manager who > worked WWMMCCS and swears its a true story... > > Suspect you will find very little material other than what Al has - it > wasn't a particularly common installed setup. > > Steve > >