18 Jan
2017
18 Jan
'17
5:57 a.m.
A fine relatively rare machine, but not very useful without the other half, alas... ;-(
http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Burroughs/Burroughs.E1400…
An interesting branch of early computing that's largely ignored; the E series was an
electronic replacement for the electro-mechanical F series; it was ultimately replaced by
the all-electronic L series and finally the B80 merged the 'accounting machine'
computers into the general-purpose computer world.
I scrapped several E series machines years ago but kept most of the cards and a PPT
perforator.
The processor cabinets make nice work tables though...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Woolsey" <jlw at jlw.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
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Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?
On 1/15/17 8:58 PM, Jeff Woolsey wrote:
Burroughts E1400 deskside unit for the accounting
machine. It's 1966
vintage, and has a couple core planes. I have the printset, too. It
makes a dandy table, and hasn't seen any moving electrons (or holes) for
30 years. The local museum refused it, though.
I forgot that I had photos of this thing online somewhere:
http://www.jlw.com/retro/slafmac/
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