Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-06 Thread Paul Berger via cctalk
On 2019-08-06 5:33 a.m., Dave Wade via cctalk wrote: -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Jay West via cctalk Sent: 05 August 2019 18:38 To: 'William Donzelli' ; 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts' ; 'Stan Sieler' Subject: RE: IBM Series/1 I used to run

RE: IBM Series/1

2019-08-06 Thread Dave Wade via cctalk
> -Original Message- > From: cctalk On Behalf Of Jay West via > cctalk > Sent: 05 August 2019 18:38 > To: 'William Donzelli' ; 'General Discussion: On-Topic > and Off-Topic Posts' ; 'Stan Sieler' > > Subject: RE: IBM Series/1 > > I used to run a system

mid-range IBM systems [was RE: IBM Series/1]

2019-08-05 Thread Rich Alderson via cctalk
From: Jay West Sent: Monday, August 05, 2019 10:38 AM > I used to run a system at Anheuser-Busch in the late 80's, ISTR it was a > 4331, 4341, or 4381. The 4331, 4361 and 4341 are slightly more than waist high. The 4381 is a high-boy cabinet.

RE: IBM Series/1

2019-08-05 Thread Jay West via cctalk
I used to run a system at Anheuser-Busch in the late 80's, ISTR it was a 4331, 4341, or 4381. Under VM/370, It ran SMI's (Systems Management, Inc) Pick/370 OS. IBM terminals could attach direct or via an establishment controller, but dumb serial terminals could connect via the series/1's which

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-04 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
> From the HP 3000 viewpoint, we weren't worried about the Series/1. Nobody was worried. -- Will

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-04 Thread Stan Sieler via cctalk
uot;open" system, in that they invited third party developers. It seems When I joined HP in mid-1979, the first week I spotted an IBM Series/1 in a small conference room ... with an IBM repairman. The HP engineers had apparently blown out a memory board somehow while "looking"

Re: IBM Series/1 (Kevin Bowling)

2019-08-04 Thread Michael Thompson via cctalk
> > Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 12:40:58 -0700 > From: Kevin Bowling > Subject: IBM Series/1 > > Anyone have one of these? I'd like to find a system, but images of > the OS media would be interesting. > > Regards, > Kevin > The RICM has lots of Series/1 s

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-03 Thread Kevin Bowling via cctalk
t 10:29 AM Jon Elson via cctalk wrote: > > On 08/02/2019 10:04 PM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: > > Was IBM Series/1 for process control?Ed# > > > I don't think it was necessarily DESIGNED for process > control, it was a decent 16-bit mini. > But, it did get USED a lot fo

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-03 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 08/02/2019 10:04 PM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: Was IBM Series/1 for process control?Ed# I don't think it was necessarily DESIGNED for process control, it was a decent 16-bit mini. But, it did get USED a lot for that application. They were also used as interfaces from the IBM channel

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-03 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 08/02/2019 09:32 PM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: I have a pair, plus parts. The hardware is excellent. They have fairly fast processors, and the I/O capacity is great. Reliability is typical IBM. The OS sucks balls. All the balls. Commercially, they were not a success, despite being

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-02 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
> Given the little literature I've seen on the subject, and also the > amount of real-time control computers that I've seen in labs being > dismantled... I'd say that it was probably a late IBM response to PDP-11 > and HP 21xx and 1xxx process control computers. That would be correct - and is

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-02 Thread Carlos E Murillo-Sanchez via cctalk
ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: Was IBM Series/1 for process control?Ed# writes:In a message dated 8/2/2019 6:18:22 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org On 08/02/2019 02:40 PM, Kevin Bowling via cctalk wrote: Anyone have one of these?  I'd like to find a system, but images of the OS

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-02 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Was IBM Series/1 for process control?Ed# writes:In a message dated 8/2/2019 6:18:22 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk@classiccmp.org  On 08/02/2019 02:40 PM, Kevin Bowling via cctalk wrote: > Anyone have one of these?  I'd like to find a system, but images of > the OS media

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-02 Thread William Donzelli via cctalk
I have a pair, plus parts. The hardware is excellent. They have fairly fast processors, and the I/O capacity is great. Reliability is typical IBM. The OS sucks balls. All the balls. Commercially, they were not a success, despite being IBM's first "open" system, in that they invited third party

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-02 Thread Jon Elson via cctalk
On 08/02/2019 02:40 PM, Kevin Bowling via cctalk wrote: Anyone have one of these? I'd like to find a system, but images of the OS media would be interesting. I have some bits of several Series/1 systems, but no complete system at all. Jon

Re: IBM Series/1

2019-08-02 Thread Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk
I have what appears to be a nice one…I just haven’t had time to do anything with it yet. It does have 2 discs (I think one is 40MB and the other is 300MB). There is a big label on the system that says “DEV’T TOOLS” so I’m hopeful that there’s some interesting SW on it. TTFN - Guy > On Aug 2,

IBM Series/1

2019-08-02 Thread Kevin Bowling via cctalk
Anyone have one of these? I'd like to find a system, but images of the OS media would be interesting. Regards, Kevin

DEC DS-32 and IBM Series 1

2018-04-14 Thread David Gesswein via cctalk
Someone in Barnet, North London, post code is EN5 1RJ has two DEC DS-32 drives and IBM Series/1 computer and some drives. Last wording was Sale or swap. You may contact them at st...@pdp8online.com.

Re: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay

2017-02-22 Thread jim stephens
On 2/22/2017 10:02 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote: On 02/22/2017 09:17 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote: I ride both horses and motorcycles and I have never heard that particual phrasing used for a motorcycle. I'd always heard it (for horses) as "rode hard and put up wet".

Re: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay

2017-02-22 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 02/22/2017 09:17 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote: > > I ride both horses and motorcycles and I have never heard that > particual phrasing used for a motorcycle. I'd always heard it (for horses) as "rode hard and put up wet".

RE: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay

2017-02-22 Thread Bill Gunshannon
From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of Mark Linimon [lini...@lonesome.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:45 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay On Wed, Feb 22

Re: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay

2017-02-22 Thread Noel Chiappa
> From: Jim Stephens > Compare to $5000 asking for the full running PDP 11/34 which was listed > (and I think is still wanting for a bid) recently. No, it sold on re-list, for the US$5K asking. Noel

RE: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay

2017-02-22 Thread Bill Gunshannon
From: cctalk [cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] on behalf of jim stephens [jwsm...@jwsss.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 10:33 AM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay On 2/22/2017 3:47 AM

Re: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay

2017-02-22 Thread Mark Linimon
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 07:33:49AM -0800, jim stephens wrote: > Also, the motorcycle term used to describe this system's condition, is > "ridden hard and put up wet". Hmm, in Texas I have only heard that used to apply to horses. mcl

Re: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay

2017-02-22 Thread jim stephens
On 2/22/2017 3:47 AM, dave.g4...@gmail.com wrote: Price is a bit silly ... the last one sold in the USA went for $200... Dave Also, the motorcycle term used to describe this system's condition, is "ridden hard and put up wet". Compare to $5000 asking for the full running PDP 11/34

RE: IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay

2017-02-22 Thread dave . g4ugm
Price is a bit silly ... the last one sold in the USA went for $200... Dave > -Original Message- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Harry > Barman > Sent: 22 February 2017 11:07 > To: cct...@classiccmp.org > Subject: IBM Series/1

IBM Series/1 listed on UK Ebay

2017-02-22 Thread Harry Barman
Just saw this when browsing on ebay... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBM-SERIES-1-1976-WHOLE-MACHINE-VERY-RARE-/272564288456?hash=item3f7618fbc8:g:ZIoAAOSwOgdYrFer