Re: Modern users of "old tech"

2012-05-11 Thread Scott Ford 
Sure is, but think about a lot of banking, in fact almost all of, we have a ton 
of bank customers,
Rely on IBM Mainframes..I am multi platform , I enjoy all of them

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On May 11, 2012, at 9:57 AM, John Gilmore  wrote:

> Masochism?  A latent death wish?
> 
> I think not.  These examples are variants of the "If it ain't broke,
> don't fix it" refrain that we often hear here.
> 
> Heavy, inappropriate use of obsolete or at best obsolescent technology
> is one of the identifying characteristics of mainframe shops.
> 
> John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA
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Re: Modern users of "old tech"

2012-05-11 Thread John Gilmore 
Masochism?  A latent death wish?

I think not.  These examples are variants of the "If it ain't broke,
don't fix it" refrain that we often hear here.

Heavy, inappropriate use of obsolete or at best obsolescent technology
is one of the identifying characteristics of mainframe shops.

John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA

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Re: Modern users of "old tech"

2012-05-10 Thread Scott Ford 
An 083 for the living room, great conversation piece

Scott ford
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On May 10, 2012, at 6:21 PM, William Donzelli  wrote:

>> And the owner of the last blank punch card supplied died and the
>> company closed up.
> 
> So of course, I bought 100,000 cards, just in case.
> 
> Actually, I have been helping the widow a little to close up shop for good.
> Anyone need an 083, cheap? She has two. Great for the family room or office.
> 
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Re: Modern users of "old tech"

2012-05-10 Thread William Donzelli 
> And the owner of the last blank punch card supplied died and the
> company closed up.

So of course, I bought 100,000 cards, just in case.

Actually, I have been helping the widow a little to close up shop for good.
Anyone need an 083, cheap? She has two. Great for the family room or office.

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Re: Modern users of "old tech"

2012-05-10 Thread Mike Schwab 
And the owner of the last blank punch card supplied died and the
company closed up.

On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Rick Fochtman  wrote:
> On 5/10/2012 1:58 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
>>
>> In,
>> on 05/10/2012
>>    at 07:25 AM, "McKown, John"  said:
>>
>>> Interesting. A company in Texas still using an IBM 402 tab
>>> machine is an example.
>>
>> Masochism?
>>
> Either that or a latent death wish.  :-)
>
> Rick
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Re: Modern users of "old tech"

2012-05-10 Thread Rick Fochtman 

On 5/10/2012 1:58 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:

In,
on 05/10/2012
at 07:25 AM, "McKown, John"  said:


Interesting. A company in Texas still using an IBM 402 tab
machine is an example.

Masochism?


Either that or a latent death wish.  :-)

Rick

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Re: Modern users of "old tech"

2012-05-10 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) 
In ,
on 05/10/2012
   at 07:25 AM, "McKown, John"  said:

>Interesting. A company in Texas still using an IBM 402 tab 
>machine is an example.

Masochism?
 
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Modern users of "old tech"

2012-05-10 Thread McKown, John 
http://www.itworld.com/hardware/270936/living-computing-fossils-old-tech-holding-dear-life

Interesting. A company in Texas still using an IBM 402 tab machine is an 
example.

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