[Coco] OT: Has anyone worked with "big iron" sysems

Jim Cox nutz4coco at gmail.com
Wed May 10 09:58:28 EDT 2006


Thanks to everyone who responded to my message.  My main interest is in the
hardware side of things.  I will be looking up some online resources to
learn more about working on these system.

I would love find a job working on these older systems.  They sound like
they are a challenge to maintain, which makes it fun.  (I may regret those
words later :)

-Jim

On 5/9/06, Neil Morrison <neilsmorr at hotpop.com> wrote:
>
>
> I learned computing with punch card/chain printer systems, first on an
> Elliot 503 and later on a Burroughs B6700.
>
> Neil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Cox" <jimcox at miba51.com>
>
> > I'm curious to know if anyone on this list has worked with so-called
> "big
> > iron" systmes.
> >
> > If so, I'm interested in reading about your experiences. Don't know if
> you
> > want to share with the list or not.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Jim
>
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