On 9/22/22 22:56, ben via cctalk wrote: > Blinking lights tended to be for computers of the future. > World maps with lights where nuclear missiles could strike > seem to be movie props only. I thought it curious that many 1960s-1970s supercomputers lacked front panels and blinking lights altogether. (e.g. Cray I, CDC Cyber/600/700, etc.) Indeed, the Cray couldn't even spin a tape without help from another system doing the I/O.
--Chuck
