Re: 20x200 - Print Information | IBM 360 Model 30 Tape Drives 1965, by Mark Richards

2011-07-06 Thread Les Koehler
Those were the days: real switches connected to real hardware that turned on real lights! There may be a picture of it amongst all the others in my presentation at the 2007 International Rexx Symposium: http://www.rexxla.org/events/2007/presentations/lesk1.html Les Chip Davis wrote: There's

Re: 20x200 - Print Information | IBM 360 Model 30 Tape Drives 1965, by Mark Richards

2011-07-06 Thread Les Koehler
Yes, I remember them well! We had a Mod 30 for testing our 2701, 2702 and 2703 RPQ's in Raleigh when I was an assembly/test technician. Thanks for the blast from the past! Les Marcy Cortes wrote: Nice Holiday gift for your favorite old mainframer http://www.20x200.com/art/2009/04/ibm-360-m

Re: 20x200 - Print Information | IBM 360 Model 30 Tape Drives 1965, by Mark Richards

2011-07-06 Thread Chip Davis
There's a certain modern art simplicity in that image of mod 30's Marcy, but I'm holding out for the graphic texture and naked power evinced by the 360/195 maintenance console. You can never have too many switches and dials. (Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!...) -Chip- On 7/6/11 19:08 Marcy Cortes said: Nice