16 Nov
2012
16 Nov
'12
10:50 a.m.
From: Ethan Dicks
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:25 AM
One interesting historical note - it was formerly
OSCAR, the card
catalog computer for the Ohio State University library system.
Wow. I remember when OSCAR was maintained on the administrative IBM
System/370 over in that building north of the library. The VAX was
not even a design idea yet, of course, when I first met OSCAR.
(I worked in the library from September 1973 to August 1975, first
on the shelving crew and after 1 quarter at the circulation desk.
When I told my Stanford students later that programming paid better
than shelving books at the library, I knew what I was talking about.)
Rich Alderson
Vintage Computing Sr. Systems Engineer
Vulcan, Inc.
505 5th Avenue S, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104
mailto:RichA at vulcan.com
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16 Nov
16 Nov
11:09 a.m.
On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Rich Alderson <RichA at vulcan.com> wrote:
From: Ethan Dicks
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:25 AM
I remember the 3270 terminals in the OSU library.
One interesting historical note - it was formerly
OSCAR, the card
catalog computer for the Ohio State University library system.
Wow. I remember when OSCAR was maintained on the administrative IBM
System/370 over in that building north of the library. The VAX was
not even a design idea yet, of course, when I first met OSCAR. (I worked in the library from September 1973 to August
1975, first
on the shelving crew and after 1 quarter at the circulation desk.
My family moved to 87 E 12th (a block from the Student Union) in 1970
when my dad got a job with the Vet School as a photographer. When I
was growing up, OSU was our park, and while we couldn't check out
books, we could visit the library and read books in there. I spent a
lot of time in the main library and the engineering library on my own
after about 1979, but I'm sure I went to the main library with my
mother when you were working the desk.
When I told my Stanford students later that
programming paid better
than shelving books at the library, I knew what I was talking about.)
Heh. No doubt.
-ethan
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