EddieS'04
In Memoriam 1950-2022
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Having been in the Military computer field since about 1966, I can assure you that those computers in the video are older than mud. The oldest computer I ever worked on was an old IBM 1460 that used a language called Autocoder. I also worked on some old Univac 1004' and 1005's which were not called computers, but Card Processors because they used the old 80 column punch card (usually called the IBM card) that used the Holerith code to store information.
Later I worked on Boruroghs 6000, IBM 360's, 370's 3033's and 4330's. I then moved into the mini computers like the IBM system 36 and 38, the Series-1, and into the IBM MS-DOS Window's, Linux, Unix and AIX based PC's.
While in the military, I seen the advancement of the computer where the military was probably about 5 years behind the civilian world....now I think they are probably about on par with most civilian businesses.
...Rich
Later I worked on Boruroghs 6000, IBM 360's, 370's 3033's and 4330's. I then moved into the mini computers like the IBM system 36 and 38, the Series-1, and into the IBM MS-DOS Window's, Linux, Unix and AIX based PC's.
While in the military, I seen the advancement of the computer where the military was probably about 5 years behind the civilian world....now I think they are probably about on par with most civilian businesses.
...Rich
EddieS'04
In Memoriam 1950-2022
Rich,
I found that video. I thought it would bring a good laugh...
I think those are more advanced than. My Jr. college classes in fall of 1968...:bwahaha:
I found that video. I thought it would bring a good laugh...
I think those are more advanced than. My Jr. college classes in fall of 1968...:bwahaha:
Bo Loo
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The first big computer system I worked on...
We had about 8 of these monsters networked together.
We had about 8 of these monsters networked together.
bo,
Those were far more advanced than anything I worked on early in my military career. :grin:
Just to show you were I started in 1966...The Cobol language had just been adapted by the military in 1963 starting with the US Navy. The IBM 1460 only had 16K of memory, the IBM 360's was one of the first multi-programable computers and only had between 64K to 256K of memory max. They ran a DOS operating system with a Background, Foreground-1 and Foreground-2 partitions. so they could run 3 different programs simultaneously by interleaving their operations. These computers took up an entire rooms as big or bigger than most houses. Finally in about 1977 I finally worked on an IBM 370 with 1MB of Ampex Memory in a box about the size of a standard 25 cubic foot refrigerator. The Univac-1005 I worked on in the late 1960's only had 4K of memory and used a language called SAAL (Single Address Assembly Language)
Of course, things have changed a lot over the years. I once heard it said that the micro processors in today's musical greeting cards have more computing power than existed on the planet in 1960. I can't prove that the statement is true, but it has to be pretty close.
...Rich
Those were far more advanced than anything I worked on early in my military career. :grin:
Just to show you were I started in 1966...The Cobol language had just been adapted by the military in 1963 starting with the US Navy. The IBM 1460 only had 16K of memory, the IBM 360's was one of the first multi-programable computers and only had between 64K to 256K of memory max. They ran a DOS operating system with a Background, Foreground-1 and Foreground-2 partitions. so they could run 3 different programs simultaneously by interleaving their operations. These computers took up an entire rooms as big or bigger than most houses. Finally in about 1977 I finally worked on an IBM 370 with 1MB of Ampex Memory in a box about the size of a standard 25 cubic foot refrigerator. The Univac-1005 I worked on in the late 1960's only had 4K of memory and used a language called SAAL (Single Address Assembly Language)
Of course, things have changed a lot over the years. I once heard it said that the micro processors in today's musical greeting cards have more computing power than existed on the planet in 1960. I can't prove that the statement is true, but it has to be pretty close.
...Rich
