Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-06 Thread Stan Sieler via cctalk
Re: If you scroll down to the L9000 there are pictures of the rescue I was thinking of, which may well be the system you're talking about and even the lady in question: > > http://www.picklesnet.com/burroughs/gallery/bpgltc.htm Yes!, thanks! On

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-06 Thread Mike Stein via cctalk
- Original Message - From: "Stan Sieler via cctalk" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2020 4:07 PM Subject: Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes > > >> Mike Stein writes: >> > I remember ther

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-06 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/6/20 1:07 PM, Stan Sieler via cctalk wrote: I was tempted...but it was a large machine, so I arranged for it to be given to the Computer History Museum (where I was, or became (timeline hazy) a senior docent). that is https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X1742.2001

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-06 Thread Stan Sieler via cctalk
> > Mike Stein writes: > > I remember there was another L9000 rescued in California years ago, > but maybe that's the one you have now. > My consulting company was in Redwood City, CA. Our nextdoor neighbor had a company leasing new cars. They ran the company on a Burroughs L9000. About

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-05 Thread Mike Stein via cctalk
To: Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2020 1:35 PM Subject: Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes > There is a B800 at the RICM, but nothing larger. > > >> On Aug 5, 2020, at 1:00 PM, cctech-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote: >> >> Burroughs L-series paper tapes

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-05 Thread Michael Thompson via cctalk
There is a B800 at the RICM, but nothing larger. > On Aug 5, 2020, at 1:00 PM, cctech-requ...@classiccmp.org wrote: > > Burroughs L-series paper tapes

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-05 Thread Mike Stein via cctalk
- Original Message - From: "Al Kossow via cctech" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2020 12:15 PM Subject: Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes > On 8/3/20 7:25 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote: > >> And what about your L9000 (or was it an 8000?) ? Did

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-04 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
What happened to Sellam's machines? Why are they "likely lost"? Is this another sad LCM like story? Thanks Tom Hunter On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 4:10 AM Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > On 8/4/20 11:14 AM, Alan Frisbie via cctalk wrote: > > Al Kossow wrote: > > > >> On 8/3/20 7:25 PM, Mike Stein via

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-04 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/4/20 11:14 AM, Alan Frisbie via cctalk wrote: Al Kossow wrote: On 8/3/20 7:25 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote: And what about your L9000 (or was it an 8000?) ? Did it also go to the LCM? Not many left, alas... we have an L-9000

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-04 Thread Alan Frisbie via cctalk
Al Kossow wrote: On 8/3/20 7:25 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote: And what about your L9000 (or was it an 8000?) ? Did it also go to the LCM? Not many left, alas... we have an L-9000 https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X1742.2001 Here is another one: In 2006, Nelson

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-04 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/3/20 7:25 PM, Mike Stein via cctalk wrote: And what about your L9000 (or was it an 8000?) ? Did it also go to the LCM? Not many left, alas... we have an L-9000 https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X1742.2001

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-04 Thread Mike Stein via cctalk
- Original Message - From: "Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk" To: Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2020 9:53 PM Subject: Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes > On 8/1/2020 10:07 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> I've bought a small number of L-series tapes over the years that

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-01 Thread Mike Stein via cctalk
- Original Message - From: "Al Kossow via cctech" To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2020 1:07 PM Subject: Burroughs L-series paper tapes > I've bought a small number of L-series tapes over the years that I fi

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-01 Thread Bob Rosenbloom via cctalk
On 8/1/2020 10:07 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: I've bought a small number of L-series tapes over the years that I finally read yesterday, mostly pass 1 and 2 of the assembler. Part numbers look like this. Oddly, they all seem to be wound backwards. The person-readable label is at the end,

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-01 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/1/20 3:04 PM, Mike Stein wrote: No descriptions? No idea which model L? Would be interesting to see the dumps, esp. the assembler. including cctlk, since that is where I posted the message pass 1 and 2 for the L-4000 and a combined SL5 tape marked "L8/L9"

Re: Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-01 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
On 8/1/20 10:07 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: I've bought a small number of L-series tapes over the years that I finally read yesterday, mostly pass 1 and 2 of the assembler. finished scanning the labels. they are uploaded now to http://bitsavers.org/bits/Burroughs/L-Series

Burroughs L-series paper tapes

2020-08-01 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
I've bought a small number of L-series tapes over the years that I finally read yesterday, mostly pass 1 and 2 of the assembler. Part numbers look like this. Oddly, they all seem to be wound backwards. The person-readable label is at the end, which will make it annoying to scan. 1-2101-049-01