360/50 microcode listing
Dave G4UGM
dave.g4ugm at gmail.com
Fri May 8 11:41:28 CDT 2015
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Noel
> Chiappa
> Sent: 08 May 2015 16:29
> To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
> Cc: jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu
> Subject: Re: 360/50 microcode listing
>
> > From: William Donzelli
>
> > We, the big iron collectors, do not share this information on any
sort
> > of registry. We are a secretive bunch.
>
> Why is that, can I ask? I mean, it's not like a thief's going to come in
and steal
> the thing (which is indeed the reason why collectors in other areas are
often
> secretive) - it would take a truck and a crane, for most models!
>
>
> > From: Liam Proven
>
> > Have you read Lawrence Wilkison's account of rescuing an S360/20 in
NZ
> > when he was a student?
>
> Cool story; thanks for the link - but the page says it was a 360/30. (The
> smallest 'real' 360 - the 360/20 was a lobotomized 'sorta' 360/.)
It's a 30 and runs DOS. He now has a converted selectric console. Its very
impressive...
>
> Noel
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