Oh c'mon, Will, aren't you exaggerating just a bit? I mean, really? " with the manuals block printed on linen paper"? They're chiseled on stone tablets!
OK, back to work... Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of William Donzelli Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:14 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [External] Re: COBOL help for NJ > Really? 40-year-old mainframes? That's close to impossible, and > certainly ridiculous. I'm sure many of you remember better than me, > but 1980 was the era of needing a megawatt or so to generate 20 MIPS > or something like that. If you could find the parts and the expertise to > keep it going. Aren't all mainframes at least 40 years old? Hard carved out of wood with forged iron fittings, with the manuals block printed on linen paper?? Anyway, I always like to hear about 40 year old ancient mainframes (or even just peripherals) still kicking around, working or not. -- Will ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
