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IBM's System/360 was 50 years old on April 7, 2014
04-10-2014, 03:13 AM
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RE: IBM's System/360 was 50 years old on April 7, 2014
Wow! Now I feel old. My first job as a programmer (while working on my EE degree) was as an business applications programmer for a company which used the 360, 370, 4260 and all the cabinets for drives, printers, etc. And we thought we were high tech!
The era of big computer rooms with operators running the equipment. We usually had to call the computer operator for some sort of need all the time.
And those 3270 terminals
on and on...
Punched cards! Magnetic tape! 11 by 17 fan-fold paper for our listings! yikes!

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RE: IBM's System/360 was 50 years old on April 7, 2014 - davetheguru - 04-10-2014 03:13 AM



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