On 01/29/2017 01:55 AM, couryho...@aol.com wrote:
> Doug! We would like a scan of your dad's certificate!
>
> We have an ongoing collection on this computer at SMECC
>
> 1955 Honeywell computer business was originated from the Datamatic
> Corporation, founded in Newton MA, as a joint-venture by Raytheon and
> Honeywell, to produce large-scale computer systems. Raytheon sells its 40%
> interest
> to Honeywell in 1957.. 1957 Installation of the first Datamatic D-1000
> to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan.
>
>
> Honeywell Datamatic 1000 uses 3 inch wide tape
> we have a 3 inch very very heavy reel and the 30 something track tape
> drive head.... could this someday be the start of the ultimate DIY tape
> drive build and tape recover?