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Post by goldservice on Apr 30, 2015 7:51:53 GMT
I guess you too live in an old house?
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Post by blender on Apr 30, 2015 8:46:44 GMT
C17th. The oak beams have a core like iron.
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Post by goldservice on May 1, 2015 11:13:39 GMT
Sounds like a Ferrite Core. Flaky Cod may have one of those in its ICL1900  |
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Post by fasty on May 1, 2015 12:01:35 GMT
Sounds like a Ferrite Core. Flaky Cod may have one of those in its ICL1900 I think you're revealing your age, goldservice! I used a much more modern mainframe at university; an ICL2904...
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Post by Steerpike on May 1, 2015 12:14:57 GMT
Sounds like a Ferrite Core. Flaky Cod may have one of those in its ICL1900 I think you're revealing your age, goldservice! I used a much more modern mainframe at university; an ICL2904... New fangled stuff eh? We thought we were lucky to have an Elliott 803. RONO.
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Post by alison on May 1, 2015 14:32:03 GMT
I think you're revealing your age, goldservice! I used a much more modern mainframe at university; an ICL2904... New fangled stuff eh? We thought we were lucky to have an Elliott 803. RONO. I only go back to an IBM 360/30 (brand new though) using BAL. It did replace an IBM 305 RAMAC though!!
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Post by Steerpike on May 1, 2015 15:57:39 GMT
New fangled stuff eh? We thought we were lucky to have an Elliott 803. RONO. I only go back to an IBM 360/30 (brand new though) using BAL. It did replace an IBM 305 RAMAC though!! I was very impressed by the lights on the 360/50 and the wall of 2314s. Setting the operator alert alarm bell was fun too. Honeywell tape drives were better though because they featured read backwards which was jolly handy for sorting.
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Post by alison on May 1, 2015 16:41:34 GMT
I only go back to an IBM 360/30 (brand new though) using BAL. It did replace an IBM 305 RAMAC though!! I was very impressed by the lights on the 360/50 and the wall of 2314s. Setting the operator alert alarm bell was fun too. Honeywell tape drives were better though because they featured read backwards which was jolly handy for sorting. We had an old bank of 2311 drives which we used to play table tennis on! Most upset when they were swapped (bartered) for some software licences!! Tape sorts were always the thing to put on when you needed to show someone the computer room!!
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Post by GSV3MIaC on May 1, 2015 18:02:34 GMT
"Please don't kick the mercury delay line tank". 8>.
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Post by goldservice on May 1, 2015 19:11:50 GMT
Looks like I'm not the only one showing my age ...
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Post by p2perrr on May 5, 2015 15:35:51 GMT
ICL 1901A (sigh)
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Post by adrianc on May 6, 2015 8:02:12 GMT
Tell me about the old days again, Grandad...
(I started off with a ZX80, aged 9)
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Post by blender on May 6, 2015 8:16:32 GMT
Tell me about the old days again, Grandad... (I started off with a ZX80, aged 9) I would show you my triode flip-flop but I don't think you are really interested.
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Post by adrianc on May 6, 2015 8:46:05 GMT
Tell me about the old days again, Grandad... (I started off with a ZX80, aged 9) I would show you my triode flip-flop but I don't think you are really interested. You DIRTY old man...
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Post by blender on May 6, 2015 8:48:54 GMT
I would show you my triode flip-flop but I don't think you are really interested. You DIRTY old man... There will be no Werther's Original for you, my lad!
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