23 Sep
2015
23 Sep
'15
7:42 p.m.
On 9/23/2015 2:44 PM, Josh Dersch wrote:
Along with the 11/44 I also picked up a Honeywell/Bull
DPS-6 deskside
workstation; I can't seem to dig up much information specific to this model
(a badge on the rear labels it as "Model/Index No. B01732"). I can take
some detailed pictures later this week after I've had time to clean it up
(it's very, very dirty), but it looks very similar to the DPS-6 unit
pictured on this site: http://www.feb-patrimoine.com/projet/gcos6/gcos6.htm
Anyone have any docs on this thing? Or fun anecdotes to share? What have
I gotten myself into with this thing?
Thanks,
Josh
browse here and elsewhere for WWMMCCS history and beginnings of
GCOS/DPS-6/Honeywell 6000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Military_Command_and_Control_System
One legend that gets trotted out whenever you speak of WWMMCCS is the
cookie monster that was on terminals in the Pentagon installation of
WWMMCCS. As the legend goes, at random intervals, the console would go
blank, operators would loose control and a message would display
something to the effect "cookie monster hungry - feed me". Supposedly
once you typed in one of several cookie names, the routine would release
the system back to the operator. I personally know a retired AF IT
manager who worked WWMMCCS and swears its a true story...
Suspect you will find very little material other than what Al has - it
wasn't a particularly common installed setup.
Steve