[cctalk] Re: IBM 360

On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 19:32, Van Snyder via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote: No idea what a "data cell" is. I found this: https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/data-cell At the Eastercon last week, I met a chap who learned to code on an IBM 1620. He told me of a terrible, terrible storage device which used a robot to load strips of magtape. Cheap but a horrendous failure rate. Is it this thing? -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lproven(a)cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lproven(a)gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053