[GreenKeys] Fw: Re: Teletype and electronics........

[Keith Lueck]

--- On Thu, 4/11/13, COURYHOUSE at aol.com <COURYHOUSE at aol.com> wrote:

From: COURYHOUSE at aol.com <COURYHOUSE at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Fw: Re:  Teletype and electronics........
To: rokumoncat at yahoo.com, GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net
Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 11:26 AM



 
 

YES Drive sequencers!
the old  days!
 
what model pdp-8?  or  perhaps  a PDP-11?
 
In my  young days  our HP 2000 had 2 of the washing machine 
drives and the heat  just poured off  them!
 
see photo of gaint  disc pack and yours truly
 
http://www.smecc.org/ed_sharpe/index-2883-1.10.gif


Haha - love the "Ron Burgundy" look...  ;-)
(j/k - I wouldn't dare show you a picture of *me* in 1974... lol)

 
 
 
below  is whole system   with  2 hard drives
 
http://www.smecc.org/hp2000_1.jpg
 
I learned BASIC on an ASR33 attached to my school's HP2000/F timeshare system.  I'm sure the thing ended up in a dump.  :-(
I wish I could've gotten the opportunity to give that baby a home.  Prolly wouldn't be able to afford the electric bill, tho.

kwl

 
 
 
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