29 Sep
2003
29 Sep
'03
11:26 p.m.
and the DP manager came
running in to say that the operator had goofed
Which reminds me of a true story too.
When I was an operator on a 360/40, most jobs were done via tape, as we had only 2 or 3x
2311.
All data was saved for 3 generations. Then, at a time, it was discovered that 2
generations of the master member file, were wonky. So, the boss stepped in, took the last
surviving member file and said "I'll keep this one safe", and put it under
his desk phone, one of the phones with a 60V electromagnet in it. I dont have to tell you
what happened when his phone rang....
It took the programmers about 3 months (IIRC) to recreate the member file from other
related files.
Nico