What's the rarest or most unusual computer-related item do you own?

On Jan 28, 2017 8:40 PM, "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> wrote: > > On 01/28/2017 05:12 PM, Douglas Taylor wrote: > > I have a certificate that my father was given in 1957 for training on > > a Honeywell Datamatic 1000 computer. > > > > Here is a summary of this 'advance' in computer technology from the > > ACM: > > > > The DATAmatic 1000 (D-1000) is a high-capacity electronic > > data-processing system designed specifically for application to the > > increasingly complex problems and procedures of present-day > > business. The system incorporates significant new systems techniques, > > as well as several basically new component developments. One of the > > outstanding features of the D-1000 is its ability to feed information > > from magnetic tape into the central processor at a sustained rate of > > 60,000 decimal-digits per second, and to deliver data after > > processing back to magnetic tape at this same rate. The operational > > speed of the central processor maintains full compatibility with the > > high speed of information transfer. Consequently, the difficulties > > caused by programs which are either tape limited or processing-time > > limited do not arise in the majority of commercial applications of > > this system. > > Doug, you can probably re-live part of your dad's experience. There are > some Datamatic 1000 manuals on bitsavers: > >

I am pretty sure I have the first print of that manual, but I thought

Bill