Comments on: Retro Delight: Gallery of Early Computers (1940s – 1960s)

By: Roger G Boe

Roger G Boe — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:19:51 +0000

Cobol and Fortran were just ‘compilers’ that allowed humans to define programs in an easy to understand language. The compilers then converted the human like language to a language understood by the computer.

The computer didn’t need to understand what language the program was originally written in.

I started programming IBM 7090 computers in June of 1960 and continued programming (newer systems) until 1992.

I’m now retired. I LOVED PROGRAMMING!

By: ManuelviconLopez

ManuelviconLopez — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:54:10 +0000

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By: krishna khandelwal

krishna khandelwal — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:23:24 +0000

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By: Hans G. Stein

Hans G. Stein — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:08:11 +0000

In your list of old-time computers I miss the IBM 705 Data Processing Machine. The company I was employed with installed one in 1957 (the only one in Germany) that was in operation up to 1669/70! This model was one of 6 or 7 in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Overmore there were in operation several IBM 1401, IBM 1410 and IBM 7010 in Germany.

By: John Gigengack

John Gigengack — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:31:26 +0000

The information is great, but from the responses I se some updates should be made.
However for me it was an eye-opener because my IT-career started as prgrammer of the IBM 360-40. Of course I had heard of and seen the IBM 1401 and some of its predecessors. Also the I had heard of the very early the Philips computer the X1 which I have missed in the list.

By: Frank Stone

Frank Stone — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:51:05 +0000

What? No IBM 7080? I see you have a 7090 thare but where’s the 7080? I started my IT career as a Peripheral Equipment Operator on that beast.

Also I am suprised the ubiquitous IBM 360 isn’t there. Ah the sound of the Selectric Ball Typewiter for entering operator commands and binary light system status displays.

By: chris

chris — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:58:02 +0000

What Amazes me about the Pegasus is that if they wanted it Built cheaply then why did they ask Rolls Royce to Build the Cabinet ?

By: Ian Williams

Ian Williams — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:58:48 +0000

Awesome, it’s amazing to see the changes in computing and technology over the past 50 years or so.

By: TicTacToe

TicTacToe — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:45:04 +0000

Game over!

By: boden

boden — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:58:02 +0000

WarGamer and Uffda,
I’d get into it with y’all but then I remembered, The only winning move is not to play.