SNOBOL ?? should have been distributed on a yellow tape ..... Chris Hoelscher Technology Architect, Database Infrastructure Services Technology Solution Services
123 East Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 Humana.com (502) 476-2538 or 407-7266 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, October 13, 2017 7:04 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] ShopZ order response On Fri, 13 Oct 2017 18:47:21 -0400, Phil Smith III wrote: > >>"I got lots of great software that way!" > >*facepalm* > >Since it's Friday and we're swapping tape stories, back in the day, I >had a couple of red 3480 cartridges that I'd picked up somewhere. I'd >take 'em to customer sites, because it was usually easier to tell the >operators "It's the red one" when I needed it mounted or returned. > Legend is that Ralph Griswold, the author, mischievously distributed SNOBOL4 on red flanged tapes (3420? 729?). At some highly secured sites possessing a red tape was a security violation. You were lucky. >That is, until an operator put it into an STK silo. Seems the red >cartridge and the red laser didn't get along: the silo insisted the >slot was empty, and then of course wouldn't pull the cart to return it. >They had to power down the silo to extract it manually. After that, I >took two: a red and a black, and asked about silo use before providing either. > >Anyone know if Sterling Forest still has 3420s? Last time I was there >(2004?) they did, and even a 7-track drive IIRC. They could contract to cut service tapes for Ed. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries do not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. English: ATTENTION: If you do not speak English, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). Español (Spanish): ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). 繁體中文(Chinese)：注意：如果您使用繁體中文，您可以免費獲得語言援助 服務。請致電 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711)。 Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole): ATANSION: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). Polski (Polish): UWAGA: Jeżeli mówisz po polsku, możesz skorzystać z bezpłatnej pomocy językowej. Zadzwoń pod numer 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). 한국어 (Korean): 주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711)번으로 전화해 주십시오. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
