Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Anne & Lynn Wheeler Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: the wonders of SABRE, was Magnetic Drum reservations 1952 Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:49:38 -1000 Organization: Wheeler&Wheeler Lines: 22 Message-ID: <874kbtunu5.fsf@localhost> References: <92412095-9c81-46cc-87cb-f5d9c00e2581n@googlegroups.com> <933c7f28-a120-4f18-ba8c-79f301438224n@googlegroups.com> <917703269.648769294.167021.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> <355421830.650310799.612177.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> <6e9da922-8f23-4851-a2e4-a785c305d0c7n@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="411683346e3334ab7362ee75598aa865"; logging-data="19543"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19+YCltNC2VcIVKbcDsPo2netceXVXgA/c=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:vXOZ3vwUsykrHL7h76ZCuxZvoNU= sha1:uu6KBbe8PwWMLwSo9vlvCLre8TM= Xref: csiph.com alt.folklore.computers:218585 undefined Hancock-4 writes: > Interestingly, one of the 'non standard' peripherals we attached was a Burroughs > microfiche printer. On 360-OS, it was very easy, just changed one parameter on the > JCL. OS had device independence, so program changes and recompilations were > not necessary to change devices. Major advantage. > > However, on 360-DOS, it was necessary to recompile the program since the device > was specified in the program code. > > As an aside, those microfiche printers were slick machines. Produced very high quality > cards. Automatically produced the appropriate visible index at the top or with minimal > setup. Saved a huge volume of paper, big savings in storage space and the visible index > was faster to locate data. home office 1977/1978, cdi miniterm, ibm tieline, and compact microfiche viewer. plant site had microfiche printer and could get 24hr turn around ... had couple hundred microfiche at home, source listings, documentation, etc. http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/miniterm.jpg -- virtualization experience starting Jan1968, online at home since Mar1970