13 Jan
2006
13 Jan
'06
6:41 p.m.
Lyle Bickley wrote:
Ah, you guys are bringing up some fond remembrances. I
had an office in the
705 Building in Poughkeepsie and an office in the manufacturing plant in
Kingston. Date 1963 - when IBM was "finishing off" the 7094 line in
Poughkeepsie and the 7044 line in Kingston and replacing them with System/360
lines. When System/360 was launched, I ran a software modeling group - which
ran simulations of the many iterations of hardware, MFT, MVS, Compilers, etc.
It was a blast!!!
BTW: I used to live in Rhinebeck - kinda inbetween the two plants...
My office is in B/004-3. Were you in 705 when it opened? It looks a
lot newer than the other side of the plant.
I grew up in Poughkeepsie, myself. My parents have worked in East
Fishkill plant for many years.
Peace... Sridhar