Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Schuh, Richard
...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Anne Lynn Wheeler Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 7:41 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401 rschuh wrote: The smaller systems, the 360-20 and 360-30 had a 1401 emulator mode. It was= a h/w or mc based feature. I don't know whether larger

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Mike Walter
: IBM 1401 Thanks, Lynn. We knew that we could count on you for the true story. :-) Those of us who have been around since the 1401 days and who have to rely on our memories sometimes mis-remember. Regards, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Jim Bohnsack
No, the IBM 2671 paper tape device was a reader only. The paper tape punches were from older systems. I guess paper tape got punched on teletype machines in S/360 days. I had a customer with a 2671. I started keeping IBM sales manual pages that were discard this page when updates came out

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread william JANULIN
'360' mode, IPLing DOS off the 190 disk. --- On Fri, 5/29/09, Jim Bohnsack jab...@cornell.edu wrote: From: Jim Bohnsack jab...@cornell.edu Subject: Re: IBM 1401 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: Friday, May 29, 2009, 11:39 AM No, the IBM 2671 paper tape device was a reader only.  The paper

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Huegel, Thomas
...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:40 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401 No, the IBM 2671 paper tape device was a reader only. The paper tape punches were from older systems. I guess paper tape got punched on teletype machines in S/360 days

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Mike Walter
respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: IBM 1401 Trivia.. Recently I went to the Titan-II ICBM silo (now a museum) just outside Tucson, AZ .. Interesting fact, they loaded the program for the nucleaur tipped ballistic missiles

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Schuh, Richard
/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:35 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401 Paper tape is immune from magnetic interference (of course, back then there was no public documentation of EMF weapons, right

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread william JANULIN
tape reader that they could feed the paper tape into (I don't remember the model number) to enter that transactions. --- On Fri, 5/29/09, Mike Walter mike.wal...@hewitt.com wrote: From: Mike Walter mike.wal...@hewitt.com Subject: Re: IBM 1401 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: Friday, May 29

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
a perfect plan next week..  -- General George S. Patton -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 09:49 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] IBM 1401 Trivia.. Recently I went

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Tom Duerbusch
there was something done to prevent that type of problem. Regards, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:35 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Huegel, Thomas
a fiche slide seems rather tedious to me. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of william JANULIN Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 1:36 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401 When I worked at a bank, we had Ollivetti

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Marcy Cortes
I'll be Dan for a minute. Way off topic Let's get back to z/VM :) This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread Mike Walter
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 05/29/2009 02:06 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: IBM 1401 I'll be Dan for a minute. Way off topic Let's get back to z/VM :) This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-29 Thread fredb001
To: IBMVM @ LISTSERV . UARK . EDU Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 12:35:19 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: IBM 1401 Paper tape is immune from magnetic interference (of course, back then there was no public documentation of EMF weapons, right?). Another paper tape story... when I

Re: IBM 1401

2009-05-28 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
rschuh wrote: The smaller systems, the 360-20 and 360-30 had a 1401 emulator mode. It was= a h/w or mc based feature. I don't know whether larger machines had it. Th= ere was also a 1410 emulator mode on the -40. I do not know of any 1401 sup= port that ran under DOS, but my DOS experience is

Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-26 Thread Huegel, Thomas
System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:44 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR COS--that's the name I was trying to think of. I think that there was the ability to run COS under DOS also

Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-26 Thread Jim Bohnsack
] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:44 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR COS--that's the name I was trying to think of. I think that there was the ability to run COS under DOS also. I think I remember using some kind

Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-26 Thread Schuh, Richard
AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR I think you are right, altho I also think that an emulator (if that is the name of the hardware piece) often would use some kind of specialized code that would facilitate the hardware feature. I

Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-26 Thread John P. Baker
10:24 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR Now I beg the question, 'What is the difference between an emulator, and a 'simulator?'. I always thought they were differentiated in that the emulator required a hardware feature and a simulator

Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-24 Thread Jim Bohnsack
homas Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:16 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR On 360/25 there was a CSL (Control Storage Load)deck that could be loaded and then 1401 code ran 'native', no underlying DOS or OS system.=20 There was an emulator

Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-23 Thread Matthew Donald
not long after making the sale. Regards, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 8:37 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM

IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-22 Thread Tom Duerbusch
http://ed-thelen.org/1401Project/1401RestorationPage.html Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Jim Bohnsack jab...@cornell.edu 5/20/2009 8:46 PM I don't remember a VM/370 1401 emulator. I supported IBM customers that were running 1401 support under DOS/360, but now I can't remember what it was

Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-22 Thread Schuh, Richard
Subject: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR http://ed-thelen.org/1401Project/1401RestorationPage.html Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Jim Bohnsack jab...@cornell.edu 5/20/2009 8:46 PM I don't remember a VM/370 1401 emulator. I supported IBM customers that were running 1401

Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-22 Thread Huegel, Thomas
.. SIM1401 or SIM1400 something like that.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Schuh, Richard Sent: Fri 5/22/2009 11:09 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR The smaller systems, the 360-20 and 360-30 had

Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR

2009-05-22 Thread John Bellomy
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR On 360/25 there was a CSL (Control Storage Load)deck that could be loaded and then 1401 code ran 'native', no underlying DOS or OS system. There was an emulator for 360/30 and 360/40 (DOS/26) we also ran 1401 programs on a 370

IBM 1401 Mainframe, the Musical

2007-06-30 Thread Shimon Lebowitz
Just thought this might interest those who remember the 1401. :-) -- http://www.wired.com/culture/art/news/2007/07/IBM1401_Musical When IBM chief maintenance engineer Jóhann Gunnarsson started tinkering with the IBM 1401 Data Processing System, believed to have been the first