9 Aug
2008
9 Aug
'08
6:01 a.m.
cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote:
Send cctalk mailing list submissions to
cctalk at classiccmp.org
To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
http://www.classiccmp.org/mailman/listinfo/cctalk
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
cctalk-request at classiccmp.org
You can reach the person managing the list at
cctalk-owner at classiccmp.org
When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of cctalk digest..."
Today's Topics:
1. Forgotten PC History (Jim Brain)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Message: 1
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:03:27 -0500
From: Jim Brain <brain at jbrain.com>
Subject: Forgotten PC History
To: Classic Computer Talk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Message-ID: <489C7C5F.7000008 at jbrain.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I don't mean to repost, but I had not seen this posted as yet:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&…
WOW;
Does that bring back Memories. My first Computer job was for a Data
Processing Outfit in New Jersey as a Computer room Operator. One day
they brought in a Machine "Datapoint 2200" and I said I can program
that. I had gone to a Programmers school a couple of years before. I at
some point dumped the Datapoint's 8K of memory to the Printer then
decoded it and re-assembled a program written in Assembly to intake
three 11 line screens of data. It had Interrupts and You could even back
track fields to correct them. Took me six months. Gave it to the Rep who
eventually slid it into the Round File where some of my Best work ended
up over the years. Wish I had been able to save the listing. The Manual
for the editor said "Go have a cup of coffee while your files were being
copied from the rear cassette to the front. I was still working on the
Datapoint's in 1979 when I left the firm and moved to Wisconsin. I moved
on to CP/M then the PC's as well as Learning how to Program for the IBM
Series/1 in EDL. Now there was a Language. Still got a 110 Volt IBM 4952
in the Basement but never got it running. Wish I could find a GURU who
could help me get it up and running. Kick my self for not doing it back
in the early 90's when I brought it home. I was doing consulting on the
Series/1 then but didn't find the time.
Oh Well
Bob in Wisconsin