23 Jul
2004
23 Jul
'04
10:15 a.m.
At 06:34 PM 7/23/04 +0200, Hans wrote:
An anecdote : I used to work for Burroughs doing
software support for
the B1900 series in Europe. One day at a Burroughs office in Brussels,
one of the center staff complained to me that their B1900 would
occasionally halt requiring a reboot. Halts were programmed and the
reason was displayed on the console panel as a pattern of lights. I ask
him what the halt code was. His reply "Oh some of the lights are on, and
some are off" Needless to say I was not motivated to find out what
their problem was.
I am in touch with some of my ex-colleagues in Belgium where I worked
and will see if they have any docs which might be helpful.
FWIW I worked on the early B17xx series (field engineer). That was in
1977-1978. I don't think I ever saw a 1900 series.
Joe