terminal inventiveness (was Re: an odd question

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Wed Aug 22 18:04:21 2001

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:

> > Fairly early examples are:
> >
> > 2/70 TEC inc. model 410/415, 420/425, 430/435
> >
> > 4/70 Applied Digital Data Systems (ADDS) Consul 920
>
> My old friend Ray Borrill's first company...

Hey, he never told me that! Very cool.

> > 5/70 Univac Uniscope 100
> >
> > 10/70 Hazeltine 2000
>
> Ah, one of my favorites, used magnetic core for the memory;
> however, it would usually lose a byte or two on either
> powering down or back on again...

My oldest, if we do count the Imlac as a terminal (I call it a computer),
would be that. I know I have quite a few from the very early 70s. When
did the Hazeltine 1500 come in?

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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