28 Feb
2005
28 Feb
'05
10:15 p.m.
Sellam,
When I joined IBM in 1961 as a field engineer for computers (7090/7094) - they
required that I learn "unit record" equipment as well. I spent four months
learning how to fix 407's, etc.
If you ever get one, I can only tell you that it will likely be an unmerciful
job getting it to work!!! They are mechanical nightmares...
Lyle
On Monday 28 February 2005 20:54, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Can I fantasize?
I'm reading some literature on IBM accounting machines and finding them
incredibly sexy. It would be a blast to actually program one and run
calculations through it.
So I'd love to someday get my hands on a 402, 407, etc. I'm also now more
interested than ever in getting more unit record equipment. I've got a
557 interpreter and an 026 punch. It'd be nice to have a sorter (082) but
what I'd really like is some sort of accounting machine or even a
calculator (fat chance of that).
So, that being said, if anyone every comes across anything like this, I'm
buying :)
Worst case, I'll build some punch card equipment from scratch. That would
be even more fun.
--
Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
http://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"