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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 18:51:43 -0800
Reply-To: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Sender: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> From: George Edw Seymour <ges@CRL.COM>
Subject: Re: 1620 (Operating vintage computers as a hobby)
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At 10:30 PM 4/3/97 PST, you wrote:
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>Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Poster: David Wise <david_wise@PHOENIX.COM>
>Subject: Re: 1620 (Operating vintage computers as a hobby)
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>This started as a private reply to George Seymour <seymour@nosc.mil>, but as it took shape I decided to blast it out.
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>I did a web search on "1620" and found about 150 references. It seems like half the school computer departments started out with a 1620. They were so widespread and popular I forgot momentarily that there are lots of people who have never heard of them. I would be one if I hadn't stumbled over one.
Yes, I am one who never heard of them. But that doesn't mean that I didn't use one. After reading David's post above, I did my own WWW search and found few references to IBM 1620 computers, even at the IBM site, although that number is associated with one of their new portable computers.
So then I searched for "computer museum" and found a few very nice sites, including this one:
http://www.dg.com/features/generations/transistors.html
which lists the IBM models 1402 (1960) and 360 (1964). David said in an earlier post, which I fully believe, about his 1620 that, "The 1960-dated bill of sale read $85000."
Does anyone know if the 1620 was a model between the 1402 and the 360?
Best regards, George <ges@poboxes.com>
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Reply-To: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Sender: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> From: George Edw Seymour <ges@CRL.COM>
Subject: Re: 1620 (Operating vintage computers as a hobby)
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Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
At 10:30 PM 4/3/97 PST, you wrote:
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>Sender: "CYHIST Community Memory: Discussion list on the History of
>Cyberspace" <CYHIST@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU> Poster: David Wise <david_wise@PHOENIX.COM>
>Subject: Re: 1620 (Operating vintage computers as a hobby)
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>Community Memory: Discussion List on the History of Cyberspace ______________________________________________________________________
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>This started as a private reply to George Seymour <seymour@nosc.mil>, but as it took shape I decided to blast it out.
>
>I did a web search on "1620" and found about 150 references. It seems like half the school computer departments started out with a 1620. They were so widespread and popular I forgot momentarily that there are lots of people who have never heard of them. I would be one if I hadn't stumbled over one.
Yes, I am one who never heard of them. But that doesn't mean that I didn't use one. After reading David's post above, I did my own WWW search and found few references to IBM 1620 computers, even at the IBM site, although that number is associated with one of their new portable computers.
So then I searched for "computer museum" and found a few very nice sites, including this one:
http://www.dg.com/features/generations/transistors.html
which lists the IBM models 1402 (1960) and 360 (1964). David said in an earlier post, which I fully believe, about his 1620 that, "The 1960-dated bill of sale read $85000."
Does anyone know if the 1620 was a model between the 1402 and the 360?
Best regards, George <ges@poboxes.com>
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