On Mon, 22 Sep 2014, Ian S. King wrote:
Regarding the Sindelfingen Model 20 (which is now at
B?blingen, along with
the rest of that collection), it includes a 2560 MFCM and a 1403 printer.
I had the privilege of visiting there last year. And despite rumors of the
You could have visited our museum, too. That is only some kilometers from
B?blingen.
collection's demise, it was successfully moved
from the Sindelfingen
building, an ancient and creaky structure which was due to be demolished,
It isn't a creaky building, and it wasn't demolished, but instead
completely renovated and made pretty. IBM was too dumb to do that and sold
it. BTW it was the former IBM punched card printing plant.
to the IBM research facility at B?blingen.
Unfortunately, that has
severely limited access to the collection. (They also have a running 370,
but I don't recall details. I can get them if you like.) -- Ian
Almost everything they have (or had, they junked quite some stuff) is
working. I like the 1401 and the Hollerith machines. But they had to give
the 650 back to vienna (where it probably doesn't run any more).
Christian