On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Jim Elliott, IBM <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:15:59 -0500, Gerhard Postpischil < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > >If they were running on 3081s, that would be a big innovation. > >Last I heard they were still on 2050s (stripped down 360/50s). > > > >Gerhard Postpischil > >Bradford, VT > > > The 9020 (not 2050) was made up of modified 360-65 and 360-50 systems. A > complete 9020E was made up of three or four Model 65𠏋, three Model 50𠏋, > storage units, and peripheral adapters for things like displays and > incoming radar data > > These were replaced by 3083s (might have been 3081s). They still existed > into this decade and IBM supplied the LIC source to the FAA so they could > make them Y2K ready. I have been told they were running VM/SP HPO 5 and the > FAA also made that software Y2K ready (after all VM ships as mostly > source). > > I thought all of those had finally been retired, but as you all know, old > computer systems never seem to die. I know of a customer who still has > MP2000s running OS/390 1.4 with loads of Series 1 machines! > Jim, what were the weird characters after "65" and "50" supposed to be? Just curious. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
