Ob3850 At least the 2321 didn't drop cells on the floor.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Charles Mills [charl...@mcn.org] Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2021 2:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Reliable source for slang term "noodle picker"? Are we doing war stories? We had one for the client database at Blue Cross in Oakland. ISAM index on 2314; data on 2321. I noticed that the DOS/360 access method was not capable of driving it at its hardware-spec speed. I re-wrote the access method and succeeded at driving it at its rated speed. The 2321 crimped noodles faster than the CE could replace them. Literally. Suddenly it all became clear, and we went back to the IBM access logic. Then there was the time the air conditioning guys worked on the ducts over the 2321, and got a whole bunch of little metal shards into the drive. Did not go well. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Ogden Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2021 8:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Reliable source for slang term "noodle picker"? >From: Seymour J Metz <sme...@gmu.edu> >Subject: Reliable source for slang term "noodle picker"? >One of the wiki editors has removed mention of the term "noodle picker" from [[IBM 2321 Data Cell]] with the explanation >"Really remove unreferenced OR". Does anybody have a reliaible source for this usage that I can cite? I doubt there is an "official"source for this term, but it was a commonly used slang term at the time. (This comment is from an old old timer who actually programmed and used a noodle picker a long time ago. One thing we learned early: if possible, keep datasets open and avoid the need to access a VTOC often. ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
