Re: [Thinkpad] [QUIZ]: Was 360 Series Ramblings

lol ~ I just luv a good quiz ~ ahhh, there's no tape spool in the cylinder, so
where is she going to put the cover ~ hmmmm : o

I don't really know i'm just taking a guess ! hehehe,,, but it looks about right
hmmmm I think

Justin : )-

"James H. E. Maugham" wrote:

> Donald, David and Julian,
>
> Donald MacQueen wrote:
>
> > well, you all did an excellent job. i knew how lucky i was only after
> > i met people working on a 360/40 with DOS/360 where you had to specify
> > the disk pack and cylinders you wanted to allocate for even temporary
> > sort space, and God help you if you underestimated. this led me to the
> > motto "making machines do more so man can do less", or at least more
> > important things than allocate pack-specific space for a sort. i have
> > followed this motto upwards throughout my programming career and have
> > been a committed smalltalker since the early 90s.
>
> More than even YOU guys would want to remember about the 360 series!
>
> http://www.beagle-ears.com/lars/engineer/comphist/ibm360.htm
>
> Mine was a 360/30 as a wet-nosed undergrad at Stevens in 1965.
>
> Now for the Quiz! What's wrong with this picture? (No peeking at the source!)
>
> http://www.beagle-ears.com/lars/engineer/comphist/c20-1684/fig127c.jpg
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>
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