Hi Folks,
Even though it's not Friday..
Back in the early '80s, I worked in the NOC of a large company as a network
tech. We had our 37xx machines in there, as well as 8' network racks loaded
with Codex analog modems. These ran all around the outside walls of a small
room. Add oscilloscopes and other diag. gear and it was pretty packed.
Some of the night folks would partake as mentioned earlier, then they would
shut off all the lights in the NOC and watch the Blinkinlites.
Sure was fun to watch - both the lights and the night folks.
BobL
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Your drifting nostalgic contribution goes a long way in distinguishing the
cultural differences in data processing (excuse me.. I.T.) back in those days.
I worked weekends as an Operator at Greyhound Computer Corporation in S.F.
with a 360/30, 360/50, and 360/75 on the floor. A mezzanine ran across the
upper floor used as client work areas. On a Sunday night, one of the senior
system programmers, Tom, and two of his friends walked in and said hello.
Shortly after, all of the overhead lights started to shut off, and as I was
trying to figure out what was going on, I spotted Tom and his friends enjoying
a System/360 light show from the mezzanine. After about fifteen minutes,
the overhead lights came back on, and Tom had cleared out. I'm certain that
illegal substances were involved, but no harm done and another weird
expereience logged in this interesting and long lasting occupation.
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