IBM 1800 rescue

Robert Borsuk rborsuk at colourfull.com
Mon Jul 3 21:41:29 CDT 2006


Bob,

On Jul 3, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Bob Rosenbloom wrote:

> For those interested, I rescued an IBM 1800 computer
> system last weekend. It appears to have been built in
> 1967 and has been maintained running until about two
> years ago. It has a simulated 2311 hard drive (using
> an
> older PC) and a 1442 card read punch. Came with a full
> set of documentation! Some photos can be seen at:
>
> http://dvq.com/1800/1800.htm
>
> I hope to put together a list of the manuals and
> microfiche and the more than 1000 SLT modules that
> came with it. Hopefully I can get it up and running
> again.
>
>
> Bob
>
>

Nice rescue.  The IBM looks to be in great shape.
I'd be interested in seeing what documentation you
obtained.


Rob




Rob Borsuk
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