Re: Okay, I'll speak up in defense of the IBM 1130

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From: c... Charles Coughran
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 1990 15:17

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>Ahem!  I take objection to that!
>The 1130 is a fine machine for learning machine architecture.
>It had a very thoughtful interrupt structure and a front panel that
>let you see that machine's state all over.
>
I'm pleased to see someone remembering the good points of a solid
old machine.  It`s always easy to dump on old technology.
I too learned on an 1130 in the late sixties - assembly and Fortran
IV.  (I never have figured out what`s wrong with a Goto.)

Our 1130 gave many years of bullet proof service.  We finally had to
give it up after IBM quit servicing the beast.  The 1800`s lasted
longer because we had several to cannibalize.

--
Signature?  I don't got to show you no stinking signature!
ccou...@ucsd.edu (Internet) ...!ucsd!ccoughran (UUCP) CCOUGHRA@UCSD (BITNET)

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Subject: Re: Okay, I'll speak up in defense of the IBM 1130
Keywords: training system, learning, lotsa fun
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