Unknown IBM S/360s

[Russ Bartlett]

Although the System/3 was viewed as a replacement for the IBM 1401, I'd have thought that more logically it would have replaced the 360/20 which to me wasn't a true 360 machine.  The smallest I worked on was the 360/25 under DOS before moving onto a 360/40 under Dos Power II.  Check out Youtube for an interesting IBM System/3 commercial.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRS3eXQ9gGY (in two parts this is part one)

Russ

--- On Thu, 11/19/09, Mike Loewen <mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us> wrote:

From: Mike Loewen <mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us>
Subject: Re: Unknown IBM S/360s
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 2:35 PM

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009, Chuck Guzis wrote:

> Peripherals for the 20 were less than wonderful.  In particular, I
> remember the "Mother Fletcher's Card Mulcher" (cleaned up for general
> consumption)...

   I've heard the same phrase applied to the 5424 on the System/3 - was that also used on the 20?


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