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Article #621055Re: Why so many 6s and 8s in the 70s?
From: Anne Lynn Wheeler
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:11
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:11
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Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes: > I remember seeing printouts from a 2780 RJE station, whose print mechanism > was (IIRC) basically a 1443. They were quite crisp and clear. The printer > was much slower than a 1403, though. 1443 had bar that moved back and forth ... 150 lines/min ... this doesn't actually show 1443 printer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_1443 univ. 360/67, running as 360/65 with MFT (up through release 14) and then MVT (starting with release 15/16, combined release). Eventually Was typing so much on 1052-7 operator's console ... that they got a 1443 for all operator's console output ... and then selected subset for 1052-7. wiki page has URL for 1443 document at bitsavers http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/1620/A26-5730-2_1443_printer_for_1620.pdf shows 1443 "flying type bar" at computer history museum http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102640497 some past posts http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2004.html#42 40th anniversary of IBM System/360 on 7 Apr 2004 http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2004d.html#44 who were the original fortran installations? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2005s.html#21 MVCIN instruction http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007q.html#34 what does xp do when system is copying http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010h.html#55 IBM 029 service manual http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2017.html#38 Paper tape (was Re: Hidden Figures) -- virtualization experience starting Jan1968, online at home since Mar1970
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