1 Jul
2011
1 Jul
'11
7:42 p.m.
Dave wrote about IBM bus/tag cables:
The cables are just a pain. This technology dates back
to the 1960s,
and it uses big heavy cables about 1" in diameter, and big huge
bizarre connectors.
Gene wrote:
Thanks for the info Dave. I wonder why they went that
route... Seems
kinda kludgy. :)
So you know of some other interface they could have used in 1963 that
could transfer over megabyte per second?
I suppose everything about 1960s computers might seem "kinda kludgy"
now, but IMNSHO IBM did a phenomenally good job of developing the
channel OEMI standard. It was popular for thirty years, so they clearly
must have done something right.
Eric