I think the 1403 will be best remembered for it's musical capabilities. http://mail.computerhistory.org/pipermail/1401_software/2009-February/000289.html
Ian On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 11:45 PM, Scott Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > Gerhard, > We used to print bills on a 1403 with a special OCR print train and high > intensity black ribbon. > So they would scan correctly then we collated them and microfilmed > them...omg ...I used to have to be to work at 3am for that job... > > Scott ford > www.identityforge.com > from my IPAD > > 'Infinite wisdom through infinite means' > > > On Sep 10, 2013, at 12:41 AM, Gerhard Postpischil <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On 9/9/2013 10:32 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >> Merely that it was the first time I saw a computer (it was a PDP-10) > >> writing messages and column headings in mixed case. "Thermal" > >> is irrelevant; merely an exclamation of recognition of the device. > > > > That may have been your first exposure to mixed case output, but IBM > offered an SN and TN train for the 1403. I used an IBM type III program > named FORMAT, that provided an escape character (cent sign by default), to > produce mixed case output. It came in very handy for writing memos and > documentation. > > > > Gerhard Postpischil > > Bradford, Vermont > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Ian http://www.cicsworld.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
