I still have an IBM 1403 carriage control tape punch. Makes a good paperweight
for all the AFP pubs. I use the carriage tapes as props when teaching Intro to
AFP.
I used to rent time on a 360-40. The 2821 controller was worth more than the
rest of the system because it was still used to drive
Ah yes the 1403:
I remember at Florida Power we had a deck of cards that could be Printed to
play Anchors Away My Boys.
And as someone mentioned, not all control tape channels had punches, so a skip
channel character at the beginning of a line either accidentally or on purpose,
could empty a
I searched a little for 1403 line printer art but didn't find anything but the
music.
There was Alfred E. Newman, Lone Ranger, Apollo, Snoopy Marilyn Monroe and some
composite of Raquel Welch on a stool with long flowing tresses to make it PG-13.
In a message dated 09/13/13 05:49:09 Central
In 2105594249840396.wa.paulgboulderaim@listserv.ua.edu, on
09/11/2013
at 02:57 PM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com said:
WAD? For shame!
Damaging the ribbon is nothing. I've been told that on the original
1403, forcing a print check by firing the hammers at the maximum rate
could
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/140x/GA24-3073-8_1403_printer.pdf
Found this on bitsavers. I remember the lid would come open when the paper ran
out, normally right after the shift supervisor put their beverage cup on it.
The ribbon stopped along with the paper when overprinting. If
Also, on DOS, I remember some sort of command the operator could issue to
open it. I don't remember what the CCW was called, perhaps open gate?
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 1:39 PM, efinnell15 efinnel...@aol.com wrote:
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/140x/GA24-3073-8_1403_printer.pdf
On 11 September 2013 15:03, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote:
Also, on DOS, I remember some sort of command the operator could issue to
open it. I don't remember what the CCW was called, perhaps open gate?
The handy S/370 yellow card on my desk (the March 1974 version) shows
the
On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:39:26 -0500, efinnell15 wrote:
http://bitsavers.trailing-edge.com/pdf/ibm/140x/GA24-3073-8_1403_printer.pdf
Found this on bitsavers. I remember the lid would come open when the paper ran
out, normally right after the shift supervisor put their beverage cup on it.
The
On 9/11/2013 2:39 PM, efinnell15 wrote:
in two. The paper tapes for forms control were like gold with special
forms. In a pinch could be duplicated with a hole punch and
cellophane tape.
IIRC, these were mylar tapes, and came fairly late. We used heavy duty
paper that came with an attached
Ah, what non-fond memories! We had a computer room operator that was
sensitive to the IBM provided glue, which had a potent aroma. We found
that a 1 inch length of ordinary scotch tape, cut in two lengthwise,
worked well and outlasted the actual CC tape itself. Eventually the
sprocket holes
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