[inforoots] 1130 Memories

[Bill Worthington]

While we're discussing the 1130... 

In 1965, the Providence, RI, branch office hired a student from Brown 
University to write support for attaching tape drives to the 1130.  He 
did this as a summer intern and completed the project before the fall 
semester began.  To the best of my knowledge, there was never a bug 
reported with the programming that was done.  A major user of the 
support was AT&T (Ma Bell -- not its current apparition) and was a key 
part of their billing system.  I can't remember which model tape drives 
were attached -- perhaps a 2401?  Anyone remember?

I also gave a tour a couple of weeks ago and one member of it had 
written a billing, inventory control, accounts receivables, and sales 
analysis (BICARSA) for a customer although IBM did not intend the 1130 
to be a commercial machine.

Regards, Bill

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