[Discussion] OS/2 Compatible?

[Joseph J. Hansen]

November 12, 2009

Fresh out of graduate school in 1958, my first job was programming an IBM CPC (Card Programmed Computer) to produce tables for interpreting Doppler Radar phase shift data.  It had two card readers (one for binary punched cards containing program instructions and one for data), a card punch, and a printer. A macro assembler deck was available to help programmers like me.  Assembly language data in -> binary machine language data cards out. 

See http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/space/space_card.html 

When we got a 1401 in 1959 or 1960 it was a big step forward.  And when we got a 360 a year later, all the programmers rejoiced that we could write code in FORTRAN!

Joe




On Nov 12, 2009, at 5:12 PM, Julian Thomas wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:39:09 -0700 Chuck McKinnis wrote:
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>> 
>> Now where did I put my Autocoder manual?
>> 
> 
> http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/140x/C24-3319-0_1401_tapeAutocod.pdf
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