My first job was as an operator at a Chicago hospital that had a RAMAC 305
computer. The CE told me there were only two 305's in use in the Midwest.
We had one and the Chicago Housing Authority had the other. I wonder if the
museum has one of those.


On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 7:14 AM, David Boyes <[email protected]> wrote:

> > It has been years since I was there but the Chicago Museum of Science and
> > Industry had great exhibit of computers.
> > I remember they had an IBM RAMAC 305 (I think it was working) along with
> > many other historic devices.
>
> Saw one version of it a few years ago. I don't think their RAMAC works.
>
> Another one with a good collection: Smithsonian Museum of American History.
>
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