Honeywell/Bull DPS-6 deskside info?

[Sean Caron]

I think this anecdote is also referenced in the AFDC installation site
story on multicians.org? Sounds familiar...

Best,

Sean


On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:42 PM, steve shumaker <shumaker at att.net> wrote:

> On 9/23/2015 2:44 PM, Josh Dersch wrote:
>
>> Along with the 11/44 I also picked up a Honeywell/Bull DPS-6 deskside
>> workstation; I can't seem to dig up much information specific to this
>> model
>> (a badge on the rear labels it as "Model/Index No. B01732").  I can take
>> some detailed pictures later this week after I've had time to clean it up
>> (it's very, very dirty), but it looks very similar to the DPS-6 unit
>> pictured on this site:
>> http://www.feb-patrimoine.com/projet/gcos6/gcos6.htm
>>
>> Anyone have any docs on this thing?  Or fun anecdotes to share?  What have
>> I gotten myself into with this thing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Josh
>>
>>
>>
> browse here and elsewhere for WWMMCCS history and beginnings of
> GCOS/DPS-6/Honeywell 6000
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwide_Military_Command_and_Control_System
>
>
> One legend that gets trotted out whenever you speak of WWMMCCS is the
> cookie monster that was on  terminals in the Pentagon installation of
> WWMMCCS.  As the legend goes, at random intervals, the console would go
> blank, operators would loose control and a message would display something
> to the effect  "cookie monster hungry - feed me".  Supposedly once you
> typed in one of several cookie names, the routine would release the system
> back to the operator.   I personally know a retired AF IT manager who
> worked WWMMCCS and swears its a true story...
>
> Suspect you will find very little material other than what Al has - it
> wasn't a particularly common installed setup.
>
> Steve
>
>